ABSTRACT
Introduction: Absconding patients from psychiatric ward is common phenomenon that causes many consequences for community and patient. In order to decrease rate of absconding, it is necessary to know the related factors leading to this event. Thus, this study was conducted at Razi Psychiatric Hospital to determine the related factors leading to absconding of psychiatric patients from Razi Psychiatric Hospital
Methods: In this descriptive study, 117 patients' files were utilized to study by nonrandomized sampling. For data gathering, a questionnaire made by a researcher with approved validity and reliability was utilized and then SPSS has been used to analyze the data
Results: Results indicated that demographic factors such as genders, age, marital status, place of living, education and social factors such as occupational, family role of patient, supportive systems, referral organization and disorder related factors likes psychiatric diagnosis, drug abuse history, absconding history, length of hospitalization, history of re hospitalization in psychiatric units, exit permission, place of absconding, kinds of treatment and factors related to the time of absconding such as time and shift rotation had significant relationship with the rate of absconding
Conclusion: Most demographic, social, disorders factors and also time of absconding had significant correlation with the rate of absconding which is similar to other studies results. Therefore, it can be concluded that absconding preventive plans in psychiatric units can lead to much decrease in the rate of absconding