“…METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study with a sample of 351 elderly citizens (46.4% males and 53.6% females) randomly selected from the official dataset of the Local Health Unit of Baixo Alentejo. All the data were collected by health professionals at the participants’ homes following the structured interview methodology and using the WHOQOL-BREF(PT) instrument. …”
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“…A decrease in involuntary hospitalizations was associated with being married/cohabitating [exp([Formula: see text] ) = 0.74; 95%CI 0.56–0.99, p < 0.05], having experienced a suicide attempt [exp([Formula: see text] ) = 0.26; 95%CI 0.15–0.42, p < 0.001], and belonging to the catchment area of three of the psychiatric services evaluated [exp([Formula: see text] ) = 0.65; 95%CI 0.49–0.86, p < 0.01, exp([Formula: see text] ) = 0.67; 95%CI 0.49–0.90, p < 0.01, and exp([Formula: see text] ) = 0.67; 95%CI 0.46–0.96, p < 0.05 for Hospital de Magalhães Lemos, Centro Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa and Unidade Local de Saúde do Baixo Alentejo, respectively]. CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that involuntary psychiatric hospitalizations in Portugal are associated with several sociodemographic, clinical, and contextual factors. …”
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