Porineeta Gogoi
Assam Medical College and Hospital, IndiaPresentation Title:
Sociodemographic characteristics and clinical profile of inpatients in the psychiatry unit of a tertiary care hospital in Assam: A retrospective study
Abstract
Background: Recent years have seen significant evolution of the understanding pertaining to mental health issues. The analysis of intricate interplay between an individual’s sociodemographic factors, genetic makeup, environment, clinical manifestations, profiles and treatment of patients will help us understand prevalence and types of mental health disorders prevalent in Assam, which is a culturally, ethnically and socially diverse state. The pattern of utilization of electroconvulsive therapy has also been analyzed.
Aims and Objectives: To analyze sociodemographic and clinical profile of patients admitted in Psychiatry ward at Assam Medical College and Hospital.
Materials and Methods: An analysis on the case records of all individuals admitted to the hospital’s Psychiatry ward between August 1, 2022 and July 31, 2023 was done. Data on socio-demographic details such as age, gender, domicile and clinical profile (diagnosis, mode of discharge, duration of stay and treatment) was compiled using semi-structured proforma designed by authors. Information regarding patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy was also gathered from the records.
Statistical Analysis: The data were subjected to analysis utilizing the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, version 25.0).
Results and conclusion: A total of 680 patients got admitted of which higher proportion constituted of male (77.58%) and majority individuals were aged between 30 and 39 years (29.65%). The predominant diagnosis among the inpatients was substance use disorders (39.09%). Out of all the psychotropic drugs, olanzapine (17.94%) was mostly prescribed on discharged followed by risperidone (10.15%). Escitalopram (3.97%) was the mostly prescribed antidepressant on discharge. Patients diagnosed as substance use disorders were mostly discharged on lorazepam (5%), baclofen (14.26%) and received an average number of 1.8 sessions of Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET). Whereas, schizophrenia and related disorders was the most common diagnosis among inpatients receiving ECT (51.52%). Our study helped to understand the socio-demographic attributes and clinical profile of the inpatients to foster better management approaches.
Biography
Porineeta Gogoi is a postgraduate trainee at the Department of Psychiatry, Assam Medical College and Hospital. She has completed her MBBS from Jorhat Medical College and Hospital, which is a prestigious institute in North-East India. She has made significant contribution to the field of psychiatry, by doing genetic research on schizophrenia. She is a recipient of Dr. Siddhartha Memorial Award for paper presentation held at the conference of East Zone, Indian Psychiatric Society, November 2023. She also bagged 2nd prize at the Indreswar Dutta Memorial Award for paper presentation at the Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Assam State Branch, September 2023.
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