Open AccessCosts and Benefits of Day Treatment With Community Care for Schizophrenic Patients
Author(s) -
D. Wiersma,
H. Kluiter,
Fokko Nienhuis,
M. Rüphan,
R. Giel
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
schizophrenia bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.823
H-Index - 190
eISSN - 1745-1701
pISSN - 0586-7614
DOI - 10.1093/schbul/17.3.411
Subject(s) - ambulatory , day care , day treatment , medicine , ambulatory care , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , randomized controlled trial , longitudinal study , psychiatry , community service , physical therapy , surgery , health care , nursing , public relations , political science , economics , pathology , economic growth
The feasibility of day treatment with community care for schizophrenic patients was tested by means of a longitudinal randomized experiment with 34 experimentals and 16 controls: 38 percent could be treated satisfactorily in a day program that included a very active ambulatory service. The new approach did not improve prognosis with respect to psychiatric symptomatology, social role disabilities, or number of readmissions during the first year of followup. Total cost of treatment was less for day-treatment patients than for ordinary clinical patients.
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