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This may reflect methodological inconsistencies across studies or true differences of predictors. In this study we assessed predictors of LoS in five European countries and explored whether their effect varies across countries.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0924933800006684_abs2\" sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Prospective cohort study. All patients admitted over 14 months to 57 psychiatric inpatient units in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Poland and United Kingdom were screened. Putative predictors were collected from medical records and in face-to-face interviews and tested for their association with LoS.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0924933800006684_abs3\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Average LoS varied from 17.9 days in Italy to 55.1 days in Belgium. In the overall sample being homeless, receiving benefits, social isolation, diagnosis of psychosis, greater symptom severity, substance use, history of previous admission and being involuntarily admitted predicted longer LoS. Several predictors showed significant interaction effects with countries in predicting LoS. One variable, homelessness, predicted a different LoS even in opposite directions, whilst for other predictors the direction of the association was the same, but the strength of the association with LoS varied across countries.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0924933800006684_abs4\" sec-type=\"conclusions\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The same patient characteristics have a different impact on LoS in different contexts. 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