Maximum Temperature and Solar Radiation as Predictors of Bipolar Patient Admission in an Emergency Psychiatric Ward
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15500044 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrea Aguglia (0000-0002-2003-2101, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, corresponding author), Gianluca Serafini (0000-0002-6631-856X, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino), Andrea Escelsior (0000-0002-4631-8191, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino), Giovanna Canepa (0000-0002-8227-6419, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino), Mario Amore (0000-0003-2927-2192, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino), Giuseppe Maina (0000-0002-2533-140X, Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1140-1140 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph16071140 |
| PMID | 30934957 |
| OpenAlex | W2927937618 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 50 |
Environmental variables can regulate behavior in healthy subjects. Recently, some authors investigated the role of meteorological variables in bipolar patients with an impact on both the onset and course of bipolar disorder (BD). The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of meteorological variables and other indexes in bipolar hospitalized patients. We examined all patients admitted to the Psychiatric Inpatient Unit of San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano (Turin, Italy) from September 2013 to August 2015, collecting several socio-demographic and clinical characteristics. Seven hundred and thirty patients were included. Compared to the day of admission of control individuals, patients with BD were admitted on a day that presented higher minimum, medium, and maximum temperature, higher maximum humidity, higher solar radiation, and higher hours of sunshine. After logistic regression analysis, admissions to the emergency psychiatric ward due to a primary diagnosis of BD were associated with maximum temperature and solar radiation. The current study provides a novel perspective on the question surrounding seasonal mood patterns in patients with BD. A greater awareness of all possible precipitating factors is needed to inform self-management and psycho-educational programs as well as to improve resilience regarding affective recurrences in the clinical practice
Bipolar disorder · Emergency department · Logistic regression · Mood · Psychiatric ward · Psychiatry · Bipolar Disorder and Treatment · Circadian rhythm and melatonin · Medicine · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Emergency Medicine · Internal Medicine
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |