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August 21, 2025Psychiatric Services

Outcomes of Virtual Versus Physical Psychiatric Admissions: A Retrospective Cohort Study

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CMCathal McCaffreyAJAna JelovacAGA. Gordon

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Retrospective cohort study reveals worse treatment response and longer stays for virtual admissions in psychiatric care.

Key Points

  • Patients virtually admitted displayed a 42% lower odds of treatment response compared to physical admissions.
  • The virtual admission group experienced longer lengths of stay, with a hazard ratio of 0.83 over 6 months.
  • Data for this retrospective cohort study was sourced from electronic health records of 1,579 patients.
  • Factors like lower socioeconomic status and prior suicide attempts increased the likelihood of virtual to physical transfer.

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McCaffrey et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af75277567bf4f94feed71https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20250120
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