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| The attitudes of patients to integrated medical care | | Author(s) | Jacqueline Bene, Sam A Solomon |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 28, no 3, May 1999 |
| Pages | pp 271-273 |
| Keywords | In-patients ; Attitude ; Medical care ; Coordination ; Social surveys ; Oldham. |
| Annotation | Until 1994, the Royal Oldham Hospital operated an age-related policy: patients under 65 and those aged 65 and over were managed in separate medical and geriatric wards. More recently, a ward-based, fully integrated model has been adopted. The main arguments in favour included the dissemination of expertise in elderly care, better working relationships between physicians in different medical specialities, and readier access to expertise in non-geriatric specialities (e.g. cardiology). In this study, 205 patients of all ages were interviewed and asked about their general views and personal experience of integrated medical care. Those patients who had previously been admitted before integration were asked if they felt the quality of care had changed. Integrated medical wards were preferred by most patients; this preference was greater among older patients. However, 30% identified patients on their wards who they felt should be segregated on account of confusion, frailty or youthfulness. Of the 69 who had been admitted before integration, 88% commented that the quality of care was either the same or better. An ideal model of care may be a needs-related policy within an integrated medical system. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990715210 A |
| Classmark | LF7: DP: LK: QAJ: 3F: 83F |
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