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Economic evaluation of a geriatric day hospital
 — cost-benefit analysis based on functional autonomy changes
Author(s)Michel Tousignant, Réjean Hébert, Johanne Desrosiers
Journal titleAge and Ageing, vol 32, no 1, January 2003
Pagespp 53-59
KeywordsDay hospitals ; Rehabilitation ; Cost benefit analysis ; Canada.
AnnotationDespite the popularity of geriatric day hospital (GDH) programmes over the last decade, little is known about their effectiveness. As the result of a previous study, it is now possible to quantify the benefit of a geriatric day hospital based on functional autonomy changes. This cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is based on a sample of 151 patients at the geriatric day hospital programme at the Sherbrooke Geriatric University Institute in the Province of Quebec, Canada. The results showed that the benefits of a geriatric day hospital programme exceeded the costs. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-030218203 A
ClassmarkLDD: LM: WEA: 7S

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