AN EVALUATION OF AN ALTERNATIVE TO LONG-STAY HOSPITAL-CARE FOR FRAIL ELDERLY PATIENTS .2. COSTS AND EFFECTIVENESS

被引：44

作者：

CHALLIS, D ^{[1
]}

DARTON, R ^{[1
]}

JOHNSON, L ^{[1
]}

STONE, M ^{[1
]}

TRASKE, K ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] DARLINGTON DIST HLTH AUTHOR,DARLINGTON,ENGLAND

来源：

AGE AND AGEING | 1991年 / 20卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1093/ageing/20.4.245

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;

摘要：

This paper provides the main findings of an evaluation of a service to provide alternative care at home for patients receiving long-stay hospital care. Elderly people receiving the service were compared with a group of similar patients in an adjacent health district. The paper presents data on length of time at home and in hospital, changes in quality of life and care of elderly people, and effects upon informal carers for the two groups. Elderly people receiving community-based care had a higher quality of life, and there was no evidence of greater stress upon their carers. The community-based service, although it involved extra costs to the social services department, had lower costs for the health service and society as a whole than long-stay hospital provision. It is concluded that the model of care can effectively integrate the new approach of case management into an existing geriatric multidisciplinary team.

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页码：245 / 254

页数：10

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