Ariel Kwegyir Tsiboe, Shruthi Raghuraman, Tara C Marshall
Caught between two worlds: mental health literacy and stigma among bicultural youth
International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being
part interdisciplinary study medical injury malpractice litigation estimated incidence adverse events defined injuries caused medical management subgroup injuries resulted negligent substandard carewe reviewed 30121 randomly selected records 51 randomly selected acute care nonpsychiatric hospitals new york state 1984 developed population estimates injuries computed rates according age sex patients well specialties physiciansadverse events occurred 37 percent hospitalizations 95 percent confidence interval 32 42 276 percent adverse events due negligence 95 percent confidence interval 225 326 although 705 percent adverse events gave rise disability lasting less six months 26 percent caused permanently disabling injuries 136 percent led death percentage adverse events attributable negligence increased categories severe injuries wald test chi 2 2104 p less 00001 using weighted totals estimated among 2671863 patients discharged new york hospitals 1984 98609 adverse events 27179 adverse events involving negligence rates adverse events rose age p less 00001 percentage adverse events due negligence markedly higher among elderly p less 001 significant differences rates adverse events among categories clinical specialties p less 00001 differences percentage due negligencethere substantial amount injury patients medical management many injuries result substandard care