PURPOSE: A large proportion of mental health costs is inpatient care but little is known about their variation between @entity1 . The aim of this study was to measure and identify the predictors of costs of staff contacts and activities on inpatient wards. METHOD: Inpatients from @entity146 hospital wards in south London were interviewed in 2008 and 2009 and staff contacts and use of activities recorded over a week and costs calculated. Regression analyses identified predictors. RESULTS: Of 334 @entity1 , 78  % used activities and 90  % had staff contacts. However, 41  % reported no nurse contact. Mean staff contact and activity costs were   197 and   30 per week, respectively. Staff contact costs were inversely related to age, and activity costs were higher for @entity1 with higher levels of education. @entity1 satisfaction was positively associated with both costs. CONCLUSIONS: The costs of self-reported staff contacts and use of activities account for a small amount of total inpatient costs. @entity1 with higher costs appeared to have higher levels of satisfaction.

Predicting XXXX inpatient costs.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'Patients', 'patients', 'Patient'] @entity146 :: ('MESH:D001523', 'Disease') :: ['psychiatric']
@entity146 :: (MESH:D001523,Disease) :: ['psychiatric']
