Publications and presentations

Final Report

The Final Scientific Report (pdf 6.71 MB)File opens in a new tab pdf 6.7MB summarises all scientific results generated from the CEPHOS-LINK project. 

 

CEPHOS-LINK Policy Briefs

International Policy Brief (pdf 409 KB)File opens in a new tab pdf 410kB : summarises the international findings of the CEPHOS-LINK project, drawing special attention to factors influencing international comparability and results. 

The Service User Policy Brief (pdf 500 KB)File opens in a new tab pdf 500kB : draws upon the qualitative focus group study and highlights how research can use expertise from lived experience in a meaningful way. 

The Austrian Policy Brief (pdf 295 KB)File opens in a new tab pdf 295kB : details results on psychiatric re-hospitalisation distinctly from the Austrian perspective and  health care system context. 

The Finnish Policy Brief (pdf 470 KB)File opens in a new tab pdf 471kB : details results on psychiatric re-hospitalisation distinctly from the Finnish perspective  and health care system context.

The Italian Policy Brief (pdf 1.08 MB)File opens in a new tab pdf 1MB : details results on psychiatric re-hospitalisation distinctly from the Italian perspective  and health care system context.

The Norwegian Policy Brief (pdf 596 KB)File opens in a new tab pdf 597kB : details results on psychiatric re-hospitalisation distinctly from the Norwegian perspective and  health care system context.

The Romanian Policy Brief (pdf 252 KB)File opens in a new tab pdf 253kB : details results on psychiatric re-hospitalisation distinctly from the Romanian perspective and health care system context.

The Slovenian Policy Brief (pdf 690 KB)File opens in a new tab pdf 691kB : details results on psychiatric re-hospitalisation distinctly from the  Slovenian perspective  health care system context.

Publications

Ådnanes M, Cresswell-Smith J, Melby L, Westerlund H, Šprah L, Sfetcu R, Straßmayr C, Donisi V. Discharge planning, self-management, and community support: strategies to avoid psychiatric rehospitalisation from a service user perspective. Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tabPatient Education and Counseling, 2019, ISSN 0738-3991. 

Katschnig H, Straßmayr C, Endel F, Berger M, Zauner G, Kalseth J, Sfetcu R, Wahlbeck K, Tedeschi F, Šprah L. Using national electronic health care registries for comparing the risk of psychiatric re-hospitalisation in six European countries: Opportunities and limitationsLink to an external websiteOpens in a new tab. Health Policy, 2019. doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.07.006

Tedeschi F, Donisi V, Salazzari D, Cresswell-Smith J, Wahlbeck K, Amaddeo F. Clinical and organizational factors predicting readmission for mental health patients across Italy.Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, 2019. doi.org/10.1007/s00127-019-01766-y 

Ådnanes M, Melby L, Cresswell-Smith J, Westerlund H, Rabbi L, Dernovsek MZ, Sprah L, Sfetcu R,  Stassmayr C, Donisi V. Mental Health Service Users Experiences of Psychiatric Re-hospitalisation - an Explorative Focus Group Study in six European CountriesLink to an external websiteOpens in a new tab. BMC Health Services Research 18:516, 2018.

Urach C, Zauner G, Wahlbeck K, Haaramo P, Popper N. Statistical methods and modelling techniques for analysing hospital readmission of discharged psychiatric patients: a systematic literature review (pdf 701 KB)File opens in a new tab pdf 702kB . File opens in a new tab pdf 702kB BMC Psychiatry 16:413, 2016. 

Kalseth J, Lassemo E, Wahlbeck K, Haaramo P, Magnussen J. Psychiatric readmissions and their association with environmental and health system characteristics: a systematic review of the literature (pdf 434 KB).File opens in a new tab pdf 434kB BMC Psychiatry 16:376, 2016. 

Donisi V, Tedeschi F, Wahlbeck K, Haaramo P, Amaddeo F. Pre-discharge factors predicting readmissions of psychiatric patients: A systematic review of the literature (pdf 548 KB)File opens in a new tab pdf 645kB . BMC Psychiatry, 16:449, 2016.

Šprah L, Zvezdana Dernovšek M, Wahlbeck K, Haaramo P. Psychiatric readmissions and their association with physical comorbidity: A systematic literature review (pdf 667 KB).File opens in a new tab pdf 667kB  BMC Psychiatry 17:2, 2017. 

Sfetcu R, Musat S, Haaramo P, Ciutan M,Scintee G, Vladescu C, Wahlbeck K, Katschnig H. Overview of Post-Discharge Predictors for Psychiatric Re-Hospitalisations: A Systematic Review of The Literature (pdf 669 KB)File opens in a new tab pdf 669kB . BMC Psychiatry.2017;17:227.

Presentations

6-8.6.2019

Thirteenth International Conference of the European Network For Mental Health Service Evaluation Conference (ENMESH) Lisbon, Portugal

• Ways to avoid re-hospitalisations - mental health service users' perspectives in six European countries (pdf 1736 KB).File opens in a new tab pdf 1.7MB  Ådnanes, M., Cresswell-Smith, J., Melby, L., Westerlund, H., Šprah, L., Sfetcu, R., Straßmayr, C., Donisi, V.

23.3.2017

THL, Helsinki - Final Conference for the CEPHOS-LINK Project 

Conference programmeFile opens in a new tab pdf 197kB

• Comparing psychiatric re-hospitalization rates across countries by using routine health care data: possibilities and limitations (Slideshare).Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab Heinz Katschnig, MD Professor of Psychiatry IMEHPS.research, Vienna, Austria
• Exploring re-hospitalisation using a Decision Support System (Slideshare) Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tabProject Coordinator Johanna Cresswell-Smith, Msc
• Psychiatric readmission – making sense of differences from the Finnish perspective (Slideshare)Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab Senior Researcher Peija Haaramo PhD
• Monitoring and improving quality of mental health care in Europe (Slideshare) Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tabProfessor Francesco Amaddeo, Section of Psychiatry Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona
• Mental health service users’ experiences of admission and readmission to hospital — a focus group study in six countries (Slideshare) Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tabResearch Manager Marian Ådnanes PhD, SINTEF

12.10.2016

Vienna University of Technology, European Health Systems - Past, Present and Future: Technology meets Health System Research

• The idea behind CEPHOS-LINK: National routine health care data as a source of information for research the Finnish example (pdf 1,41 MB).File opens in a new tab pdf 1.4MB
• Organisation of data analyses and measuring of comorbidity/multimorbidity (pdf 714 KB)File opens in a new tab pdf 715kB .
• General concepts and measuring of post discharge variables - Literature based results and real world experience (pdf 1,56 MB).File opens in a new tab pdf 1.6MB
• Challenges in integrating registry based patient cohorts across EC countries - Results from the CEPHOS-LINK study (pdf 1,06 MB).File opens in a new tab pdf 1.1MB
• Which factors before discharge have to be considered to prevent readmissions? (pdf 653 KB).File opens in a new tab pdf 654kB
• European Health Systems - Past, Present and Future: Technology meets Health System Research (pdf 3,14 MB)File opens in a new tab pdf 3.1MB

26.2.2016

Health Economics Association (ATHEA) Conference,Vienna

• Do hospital discharges rates indicate need for treatment or interest of owners? Lessons learned from the CEPHOS-Link project in Austria, Italy and Slovenia (pdf 51.70 KB)File opens in a new tab pdf 52kB

• Comparing apples with oranges? The pitfalls of international comparison of hospitaldischarge rates and length of stay derived from routine health care data. (pdf 47.8 KB)File opens in a new tab pdf 48kB

1-3.10.2015

Eleventh International Conference of the European Network For Mental Health Service Evaluation Conference(ENMESH), Malaga

• Which factors before discharge have to be considered to prevent readmissions? Francesco Amaddeo, Valeria Donisi, Federico Tadeschi, University of Verona, Italy (Slideshare)  Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab
• The impact of post discharge community mental health service use on psychiatric rehospitalisation rates. Raluca Sfetcu, Simone Musat, M. Ciutan. National School of Public Health, Management and Professional Development, Romania (Slideshare)Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab
• Psychiatric readmissions and their association with physical comorbidity variables: A systematic literature review. Lilijana Šprah, Mojca Zvezdana Dernovšek, Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Slovenia (Slideshare)Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab
• Psychiatric readmissions and their association with environmental and health system characteristics: a systematic review of the literature. Jorid Kalseth, Eva Lassemo, SINTEF research, Norway (Slideshare)Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab
• Are we comparing Apples with Oranges? The Pitfalls of Comparing Psychiatric Rehospitalisation Rates Derived from Routine Health Care Data. Christa Straßmayr, Heinz Katschnig, Florian Endel, IMEHPS research, Austria (Slideshare)Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab
• Psychiatric Inpatient Care in Finland -  Challenges for Deinstitutionalisation, Factors in Rehospitalisation. Peija Haaramo, Niko Marola, Kristian Wahlbeck, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland (Slideshare)Link to an external websiteOpens in a new tab