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A DAY HOSPITAL FOR COGNITIVE DISORDERS: EXPERIENCE OF THE FIRST YEAR OF ACTIVITY
Author(s) -
GEROLDI CRISTINA,
FRISONI GIOVANNI B.,
ZANETTI ORAZIO,
BIANCHETTI ANGELO,
TRABUCCHI MARCO
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199610)11:10<895::aid-gps405>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - day hospital , medicine , typology , cognition , rehabilitation , psychological intervention , day care , hospital care , dementia , disease , pediatrics , physical therapy , psychiatry , health care , nursing , archaeology , economic growth , economics , history
The aims of this study were to (i) describe the typology of patients admitted to the day hospital for cognitive disorders of the Alzheimer's Disease Unit, Brescia, Italy, and (ii) describe the diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitative interventions carried out. Data are presented on the first 102 consecutive patients admitted to the day hospital. Seventy‐five per cent of patients had not previously received an appropriate diagnostic evaluation. The mean length of stay in the day hospital was 5 days for patients receiving diagnostic evaluation only, 2 weeks for those also receiving treatment for medical disorders or behavioural disturbance, and 1 month for cognitive rehabilitation. Though the effectiveness and usefulness of a day hospital service remains largely undemonstrated in terms of user satisfaction and quality of care, the present study suggests a day hospital may have a role in the diagnosis of cognitive disorder.