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Something to look forward to: an evaluation of a travelling day hospital for elderly mentally ill people
- Authors:
- EVANS Neil, et al
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research and Intelligence Unit
- Publication year:
- 1986
- Pagination:
- 254P., Tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Portsmouth
The geriatric day hospital: a report of three studies of geriatric day hospitals in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Author:
- BROCKLEHURST J.C
- Publisher:
- King Edward's Hospital Fund
- Publication year:
- 1970
- Pagination:
- 100p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Geriatric day hospitals: their role and guidelines for good practice
- Author:
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Physicians
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 31p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Reviews the purpose of geriatric day hospitals and the research evidence for their effectiveness. Gives guidelines for good practice and makes recommendations for future developments. Also includes an audit scheme for use in day hospitals.
Moving with the times
- Author:
- KIRKMAN S.
- Journal article citation:
- New Society, 13.3.87, 1987, p.27.
Describes a travelling day hospital for psychogeriatric patients in the Portsmouth area.
Impact of personality on termination of short-term group psychotherapy in depressed elderly outpatients
- Authors:
- CANUTO Alessanra, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 23(1), January 2008, pp.22-26.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Termination in group psychotherapy is an essential phase of the psychotherapeutic process, yet its clinical determinants remain largely unknown, especially in elderly patients. The aim of this study was to assess how patients' personality traits influence their way of leaving a short-term psychotherapy group as well as a larger therapeutic community program. Personality traits were assessed with the NEO Five-Factor Inventory in 24 elderly depressed outpatients. Patients' terminations from the group as well as from the community were ranked into four classes according to their appropriateness (completeness of experience and ability to deal with feelings of separation). Neuroticism was not related to the quality of termination. In contrast, agreeableness and openness to experience were strongly associated with successful termination. Conscientiousness and extraversion may have a differential impact depending on the type of group (group psychotherapy versus therapeutic community). Personality traits may be important clinical determinants of the quality of termination process in both group psychotherapy and therapeutic community settings for elderly depressed patients.
A day hospital for cognitive disorders: experience of the first year of activity
- Authors:
- GEROLDI Cristina, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 11(10), October 1996, pp.895-899.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
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. 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.
Empowerment and older people: a practical approach
- Authors:
- BOUNDS Joy, HEPBURN Helen
- Publisher:
- Pepar
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 96p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Presents a number of practical ideas and suggestions for both managers and frontline staff across a range of support services to ensure older people maintain as much control over their lives as possible. Includes chapters on empowering people in hospital; sharing the load with carers; choice in day services; and enabling people to be themselves in residential care.
Day care: do carers gain?
- Author:
- WALDER Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 3(5), September 1995, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
One of the aims of day care for people with dementia is to relieve stress and enhance the well-being of carers. Reports on a study which aimed to show how far this was being achieved.
A prospective study in three psychogeriatric day hospitals using administrative interventions to improve non-attendance
- Authors:
- WRIGHT Barry D., et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10(1), January 1995, pp.55-61.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reports a survey and a subsequent prospective intervention study. The survey was conducted in two psychogeriatric day hospitals to establish the extent of day-by-day non-attendance. In 1991, 23% of allocated places were not taken up and the reasons for 98% of these episodes are reported. Little attention has been paid to non-attendance rates in the literature. Their importance is discussed. The prospective intervention study was then conducted using information from the survey year. Administrative interventions, which sought to raise the awareness of patient non-attendance within the multidisciplinary team, were put into place in the two day hospitals. Non-attendance rates in a third day hospital, where no intervention was made, were used for comparative purposes. After a second year, non-attendance in the day hospital with no interventions had fallen by 3%. The other two had each reduced non-attendance rates by 18%. These reductions have clinical relevance, representing 380 patient days over the whole year in the two day hospitals.
Art therapy in practice
- Editor:
- LIEBMANN Marian
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 191p.,illus.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Written by a group of art therapists working for a variety of organisations including the NHS, a probation service, an education authority and voluntary organisations. Aims to explain the practice of art therapy. Includes chapters on art therapy and manic depression; in day hospitals; in community based rehabilitation; in psychogeriatrics; with dyslexic children; and with people with learning difficulties.