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Hospital Statistics for Factitious syndromes

Hospitalization and Factitious syndromes

Hospitals & Clinics: Factitious syndromes

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Hospital statistics for Factitious syndromes:

The following statistics related to hospitals and hospitalization and Factitious syndromes:

  • 0.001% (157) of hospital consultant episodes were for feigning of physical or psychological symptoms or disabilities in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 86% of hospital consultant episodes for feigning of required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 50% of hospital consultant episodes for feigning of physical or psychological symptoms or disabilities were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 50% of hospital consultant episodes for feigning of physical or psychological symptoms or disabilities were for feign of physical or psychological symptoms or disabilities women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 80% of hospital consultant episodes for feigning of physical or psychological symptoms or disabilities required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 10.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for feigning of physical or psychological symptoms or disabilities in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 4days was the median length of stay in hospitals for feigning of physical or psychological symptoms or disabilities in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 34 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for feigning of physical or psychological symptoms or disabilities in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 88% of hospital consultant episodes for feigning of physical or psychological symptoms or disabilities occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 4% of hospital consultant episodes for feigning of physical or psychological symptoms or disabilities occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0% of hospital consultant episodes for feigning of physical or psychological symptoms or disabilities were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 0.003% (1,432) of hospital bed days were for feigning of physical or psychological symptoms or disabilities in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

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