Indicator Metadata

Mental Illness Patient Days

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This indicator measures the age-adjusted rate of the total number of days in general hospitals for selected mental illnesses,* per 10,000 population.

Note
*The mental illnesses selected for this indicator are substance-related disorders; schizophrenia, delusional and non-organic psychotic disorders; mood/affective disorders; anxiety disorders; and selected disorders of adult personality and behaviour.

For further details, please see the General Methodology Notes.

(Total number of days in hospital for selected mental illnesses [patients age 15 and older] ÷ total mid-year population age 15 and older) × 10,000 (age adjusted)

Unit of Analysis: Single admission

Place of residence

Rate - Per 10,000

Age-adjusted

Direct Standardization
Standard Population:
Canada 1991

Description:
Total mid-year population age 15 and older

Description:
Total number of days in hospital for selected mental illnesses (patients age 15 and older)

Inclusions:

1. A selected mental illness is coded as the most responsible diagnosis (MRDx)
2. Diagnosis codes for selected disorders:
   1. Substance-related disorders
      ICD-10-CA: F55, F10 to F19
      DSM-IV: 291.x (0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 81, 89, 9), 292.0, 292.11, 292.12, 292.81, 292.82, 292.83, 292.84, 292.89, 292.9, 303.xx (00, 90), 304.xx (00, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, 90), 305.xx (00, 10 to 90 excluding 80)
      Provisional diagnosis:* (d) substance-related disorder
   2. Schizophrenia, delusional and non-organic psychotic disorders
      ICD-10-CA: F20 (excluding F20.4), F22, F23, F24, F25, F28, F29, F53.1
      DSM-IV: 295.xx (10, 20, 30, 40, 60, 70, 90), 297.1, 297.3, 298.8, 298.9
      Provisional diagnosis:* (e) schizophrenia disorder
   3. Mood/affective disorders
      ICD-10-CA: F30, F31, F32, F33, F34, F38, F39, F53.0
      DSM-IV: 296.0x, 296.2x, 296.3x, 296.4x, 296.5x, 296.6x, 296.7, 296.80, 296.89, 296.90, 300.4, 301.13
      Provisional diagnosis:* (f) mood disorders
   4. Anxiety disorders
      ICD-10-CA: F40, F41, F42, F43, F48.8, F48.9, F93.8
      DSM-IV: 300.xx (00, 01, 02, 21, 22, 23, 29), 300.3, 308.3, 309.x (0, 3, 4, 9), 309.24, 309.28, 309.81
      Provisional diagnosis:* (g) anxiety disorders or (o) adjustment disorders
   5. Selected disorders of adult personality and behaviour
      ICD-10-CA: F60, F61, F62, F68, F69, F21
      DSM-IV: 300.16, 300.19, 301.0, 301.20, 301.22, 301.4, 301.50, 301.6, 301.7, 301.81, 301.82, 301.83, 301.9
      Provisional diagnosis:* (p) personality disorders
      Note
      *Only for data extracted from the Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS) with no DSM-IV code recorded.
3. Age at admission 15 years and older
4. Sex recorded as male or female
5. Canadian resident (Canadian postal code)

Exclusions:

1. Newborn, stillbirth or cadaveric donor records (Admission Category = N, R or S)
2. Records with an invalid health card number
3. Records with an invalid date of birth (non-Quebec records)
4. Records with an invalid admission date
5. Records with an invalid discharge date

The patient days rate is a partial measure of general hospital utilization. It does not include patients who were admitted to hospital but had not yet been discharged within the fiscal year of interest. Patient days are influenced by the number of hospitalizations and the length of stay.

For the same number of hospitalizations, the rate of patient days will increase as length of stay increases. This indicator may reflect differences between jurisdictions, such as the health of the population, differing health service delivery models and variations in the availability of and accessibility to specialized, residential and/or ambulatory and community-based health services.

Fewer days are desirable.

Health System Outputs: Person-centred

Living With Illness, Disability or Reduced Function

Benchmarks have not been identified for this indicator.

Not applicable

DAD, HMDB, OMHRS

Type of Year:
Fiscal
First Available Year:
2009
Last Available Year:
2013

All provinces/territories

National, Province/Territory, Region, Neighbourhood Income Quintile

Every year

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While this indicator does not include data from free-standing psychiatric facilities, it is acknowledged that in some jurisdictions (e.g., Alberta) direct substitution between general and psychiatric facilities exists; the extent of this practice is unknown. As such, this indicator provides a partial view of hospital utilization for mental health issues in an acute setting.