What do systematic reviews say?

Day hospitals vs Inpatient

Day hospital showed no clear difference in feasibility and engagement: lost to compared with inpatient (moderate certainty).

• Day hospital versus admission for acute psychiatric disorders 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.94 [0.82, 1.08]
  5 studies · 1694 participants
  Moderate

Day hospitals vs Inpatient

• Day hospital versus admission for acute psychiatric disorders 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 1582 participants
  Moderate

Day hospitals vs Inpatient

• Day hospital versus admission for acute psychiatric disorders 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 465 participants
  Very low

Day hospitals vs Inpatient

It is very uncertain whether day hospital changes extent of hospital care: 5. readmitted to in/day patient care after… compared with inpatient (very low certainty).

• Day hospital versus admission for acute psychiatric disorders 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.91 [0.72, 1.15]
  5 studies · 667 participants
  Very low

Day hospitals vs Inpatient

Day hospital may leads to lower unemployed (at end of study) compared with inpatient (low certainty).

• Day hospital versus admission for acute psychiatric disorders 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.81 [0.67, 0.97]
  2 studies · 320 participants
  Low

Day hospitals vs Inpatient

• Day hospital versus admission for acute psychiatric disorders 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 1117 participants
  Moderate

Day hospitals vs Inpatient

• Day hospital versus admission for acute psychiatric disorders 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 1117 participants
  Moderate