TY - JOUR
T1 - A day hospital for cognitive disorders
T2 - Experience of the first year of activity
AU - Geroldi, Cristina
AU - Frisoni, Giovanni B.
AU - Zanetti, Orazio
AU - Bianchetti, Angelo
AU - Trabucchi, Marco
PY - 1996/10
Y1 - 1996/10
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Cognitive disorders
KW - Day hospital
KW - Dementia
KW - Services
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U2 - 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199610)11:10<895::AID-GPS405>3.0.CO;2-1
DO - 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199610)11:10<895::AID-GPS405>3.0.CO;2-1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0029861124
VL - 11
SP - 895
EP - 899
JO - International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
JF - International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
SN - 0885-6230
IS - 10
ER -