J Korean Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry.  2013 Sep;24(3):141-150.

Successful Schooling Rate and Satisfaction of the Inpatient Hospital School Participants among the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients in the Closed Ward

• Lee MK
• Bhang SY
• Ahn JH
• Park JH
• Choi HK

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
The objective of this report is to identify the utilization of hospital school service during hospitalization among patients in their childhood and adolescence with psychiatric disorders.
METHODS
We retrospectively reviewed the medical record of child and adolescent psychiatric who were hospitalized during March 2009 through October 2012. We compared the one-year successful schooling and outpatient follow up rate between users and nonusers of the inpatient hospital school service. The hospital schooling experiences of the users were investigated upon follow-up visits to the outpatient clinic.
RESULTS
Sixty-three students received hospital school service during hospitalization among total 122 child and adolescent inpatients. Hospital school participants showed a significantly higher school reentry rate (61.9%) than non-participants (40.7%). However, there was no difference on follow up rate between the two groups. More than 60% of the 22 interviewed participants expressed an above-average level of satisfaction about hospital school service.
CONCLUSION
Many patients with mental illness experience difficulty in receiving school education during treatment. That induces deterioration in disease, academic failure, poor social skills, low self-esteem, economic difficulties, and future job opportunities. The results of this study emphasize the importance of hospital school service and offer useful guidance for hospital school operation.

Keyword

Hospital School; Special Education; Mental Health; School

MeSH Terms

Adolescent*
Child*
Education
Education, Special
Follow-Up Studies
Hospitalization
Humans
Inpatients*
Medical Records
Mental Health
Morinda
Outpatients
Retrospective Studies