Abstract：Objective To analyze the dynamic change pattern of hospital outpatient volume through statistics, and to provide reference basis for the formulation of hospital development planning and rational allocation of resources.Methods The outpatient workload of a second-class psychiatric hospital from 2013 to 2022 was collected, and seasonal index analysis and moving average trend elimination method were used to analyze statistically the monthly, quarterly, and annual outpatient volume.Results The number of outpatient visits showed an increasing trend year by year, with 35 815 outpatient visits in 2022, which was 126.23% higher than 15 831 visits in 2013; the monthly seasonal index was the highest in December at 116.77%, and the lowest in February at 74.42%; and the quarterly seasonal index was the highest in the fourth quarter at 105.36%, and the lowest in the first quarter at 95.4%.Conclusion The hospital outpatient volume is rising year by year, with obvious periodicity and regularity, which provides a scientific basis for hospital management and decision-making.
季燕. 2013—2022年某精神病专科医院门诊量变化趋势分析[J]. 中国医院统计, 2023, 30(5): 396-400.
Ji Yan. Trend analysis of changes in outpatient visits in a psychiatric hospital from 2013 to 2022. journal1, 2023, 30(5): 396-400.
