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Impact of Psychogeriatric Day Hospital Care on the Patient's Family

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

C. J. Gilleard ,
E. Gilleard  and
J. E. Whittick
C. J. Gilleard*
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Park, Edinburgh, EH10 5HF
E. Gilleard
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Park, Edinburgh, EH10 5HF
J. E. Whittick
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Park, Edinburgh, EH10 5HF
*
∗Correspondence.
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Summary

The supporters of 129 patients referred for psychogeriatric day hospital care were interviewed and followed-up after three and six months. The majority of their dependents suffered from dementia. Thirty-one per cent were still attending six months later, while 37% had been admitted to institutional care. The most positive effects of day hospital were associated with continued patient attendance, the number of distinct advantages foreseen by the supporter, and the lack of any negative expectations concerning their dependents' adjustment to day care. Positive benefits were also closely associated with reductions in the number of problems faced by the supporter.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 145 , Issue 5 , November 1984 , pp. 487 - 492
Copyright
Copyright © 1984 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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