A two-year review of an 'open access' multidisciplinary communitypsychiatric service for the elderly
K. Gupta
Bok Engelsk 1996
| Utgitt | 1996
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| Omfang | Side 795- 799
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| Opplysninger | This article presents findings from the first 2 years of a community-based multidisciplinary open access service in an urban area. Elevenhundred and twenty-one referrals were received for 971 patients.Twenty-three per cent of all community referrals were made by non-traditional agencies, of which 90% were found to suffer from a formalmental disorder. For the whole sample, dementia (40.6%) anddepression (19.5%) were the most common diagnoses and social workersreferred proportionately fewer patients suffering with depression(7.8%). The mean length of hospital stay reduced from 87.22 days to58.25 days over a 3-year period. There was an increase in readmissionrates and the bed occupancy remained the same (approximately 94%) inspite of a 25% reduction in available bed days. Both GPs and patientsexpressed satisfaction with the services provided.
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