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Don't seize the day hospital! — recent research on the effectiveness of day hospitals for older people with mental health problems
Author(s)	Juanita Hoe, Kunle Ashaye, Martin Orrell
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 20, no 7, July 2005
Pages	pp 694-698
Source	http://www.interscience.wiley.com
Keywords	Day hospitals ; Day centres ; Mental disorder ; Performance ; Comparison ; Literature reviews.
Annotation	Day hospital (DH) care remains a core component of mental health services for older people. However, there has been an ongoing debate about the effectiveness and value for money of DHs in comparison to day centres (DCs). The quality and effectiveness of mental health DHs for older people was examined in a systematic search of relevant research literature (for 1995-2004) using the major electronic healthcare databases. Over the 10-year period, evidence for the effectiveness of DHs has continued to increase, but still lags behind research on DHs in general adult psychiatry and geriatric medicine. The review found that DHs appear effective at assessing and meeting needs, and that a systematic approach to evaluating quality can be used to improve services. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-050906214 A
Classmark	LDD: NMC: E: 5H: 48: 64A
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