Cognitive impairment and consumption of mental healthcare resources in outpatients with bipolar disorder
Por:
Ribera, C, Vidal-Rubio, S, Romeu-Climent, J, Vila-Frances, J, Van Rheenen, T and Balanza-Martinez, V
Publicada:
1 jun 2021
Ahead of Print:
1 may 2021
Resumen:
Cognitive dysfunction is a major predictor of functional outcomes, and loss of occupational functioning is usually linked with a higher cost of illness. However, the association between cognitive impairment and consumption of health resources has not been studied in bipolar disorder to date. This study aims to examine this relationship. This is an observational, retrospective study of a representative sample of euthymic outpatients between 18 and 55 years, fulfilling DSM 5 criteria for bipolar disorder and recruited at a catchment area in Spain. Cognitive performance was screened with the Spanish version of the Screen for Cognitive Impairment in Psychiatry (SCIP-S), and several variables of health resources consumption during the previous year were registered. A total of 72 patients were assessed. Cognitive impairment according to the SCIP-S was significantly associated with the number of scheduled clinical appointments (p < 0.005) and hospital admissions (p < 0.04) but not with other health resources consumption variables. These results need to be interpreted with caution given that neither a control group nor a comprehensive, objective neuropsychological battery were used. However, despite these limitations, this study shows that in euthymic outpatients with bipolar disorder, those with suspected cognitive impairment had consumed a higher number of health resources over the previous year. These preliminary results may foster similar studies on the relationship between mental healthcare resource use and cognitive dysfunction in bipolar disorder and other psychiatric disorders.
Filiaciones:
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La Ribera Univ Hosp, Dept Mental Hlth, Carretera Corbera Km 1 S-N, Valencia 46600, Spain
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La Ribera Univ Hosp, Dept Mental Hlth, Carretera Corbera Km 1 S-N, Valencia 46600, Spain
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La Ribera Univ Hosp, Dept Mental Hlth, Carretera Corbera Km 1 S-N, Valencia 46600, Spain
Vila-Frances, J:
Univ Valencia, Intelligent Data Anal Lab IDAL, Ave Univ S-N, Valencia 46100, Spain
Van Rheenen, T:
Univ Melbourne, Dept Psychiat, Melbourne Neuropsychiat Ctr, Level 3,Alan Gilbert Bldg,161 Barry St, Carlton, Vic 3053, Australia
Melbourne Hlth, Level 3,Alan Gilbert Bldg,161 Barry St, Carlton, Vic 3053, Australia
Swinburne Univ, Sch Hlth Sci, Fac Hlth Arts & Design, Ctr Mental Hlth, Level 3,Alan Gilbert Bldg,161 Barry St, Carlton, Vic 3053, Australia
Balanza-Martinez, V:
Univ Valencia, Dept Med, Teaching Unit Psychiat, Valencia, Spain
ISCIII, Ctr Invest Biomed Red Salud CIBERSAM, Ave Blasco Ibanez 15, Valencia 46010, Spain
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