Predicting Psychiatric Rehospitalizations: Examining the Role of Latino Versus European American Ethnicity

Case files of 205 seriously mentally ill individuals (74% Latino, 22% European American) were examined. Medicare usage (β = .26), prior hospitalizations (β = .19), and European American ethnicity (β = .17) were significant sociodemographic and clinical predictors of rehospitalizations during the 3 y...

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Published in:Psychological services 2004-07, Vol.1 (2), p.147-157
Main Authors: Ramírez García, Jorge I, Wood, James M, Hosch, Harmon M, Meyer, Lawrence D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ethnic Identity
Female
Hospitalization
Hospitalized Patients
Human
Latinos/Latinas
Male
Medicare
Mental Health Services
Prediction
Racial and Ethnic Differences
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Summary:Case files of 205 seriously mentally ill individuals (74% Latino, 22% European American) were examined. Medicare usage (β = .26), prior hospitalizations (β = .19), and European American ethnicity (β = .17) were significant sociodemographic and clinical predictors of rehospitalizations during the 3 years that followed hospital discharge. Ethnic rehospitalization differences were not mediated by barriers of service (e.g., not speaking English) nor by support (e.g., living with family) variables. Education was a predictor for European Americans ( r = .40) but not for Latinos ( r = .04). In regard to psychosocial intervention foci, treatment engagement was the top predictor (β = −.22). There were no significant ethnic differences in mean levels of treatment engagement nor in its prediction coefficient.
ISSN:1541-1559
1939-148X
DOI:10.1037/1541-1559.1.2.147