Table 4 General Hospital Psychiatric Wards operating and activities undertaken during the Covid-19 epidemic in Italy
From: Psychiatry during the Covid-19 pandemic: a survey on mental health departments in Italy
| Items | N (%) of respondents Yes | Statistically significantdifferences according togeographical area1 | Differences according to classesbased upon rates of Covid + cases per 1000 inhabitants on aregional basis2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PWs closed | 15 (13.1) | None | None |
| Number of beds reduced | 34 (31.8) | None | None |
| Scheduled, not urgent admissions allowed | 39 (36.4) | None | None |
| Admissions reduced | 94 (87.8) | None | None |
| Compulsory Admissions increased | 9 (8.4) | None | None |
| Staff meetings 3 | 72 (67.2) | None | None |
| Urgent Psychiatric Consultations for GeneralHospital Emergency Rooms/Other MedicalUnits | 103 (96.3) | None | None |
| Psychiatric Consultations for Covid+ cases | 23 (21.5) | N = 19 (33.9) C = 1 (7.1)S = 3 (9.7) p<.05 |
High rate regions2 = 2 (33.8) low rate regions2 = 5 (11 .1) p<.01 |
| Psychiatric Consultations for Medical/surgicalUnits in other Hospitals4 |
Overall 58 (54.2) Only urgent 28 (26.2) |
None None |
High rate regions2 = 41 (66.1) lowrate regions2 = 19 (42.2) p<.01 High rate regions2 = 8 (12.9) lowrate regions2 = 15 (33.3) p<.05 |
| Decrease of psychiatric consultations | 74 (69.1) | None | High rate regions2 = 50 (80.6) lowrate regions2 = 22 (48.9) p<.005 |
| Frequency of consultations according topsychiatric disorders |
Delirium 35 (32.7) Mood disord 68 (63.5) Anxiety Dis 51 (47.7) Adjust Dis 37 (34.6) Personality Dis 21 (19.6) Subst use 36 (33.6) Other psyco-org dis 22 (20.5) Suicide Attempts 51 (47.7) Psychoses 56 (52.3) Complic Mourning 3 (2.8) | None | None |
| Inpatients violence (increase) | 9 (8.4) | None | None |