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Social support of patients attending a geriatric day hospital
Author(s)H Peach, M S Pathy
Journal titleJournal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol 32, 1978
Pagespp 215-218
KeywordsDay hospitals ; Patients ; Independence ; Informal care.
AnnotationA longitudinal study of the social support of patients attending a geriatric day hospital confirmed an impression that support was not being adjusted to meet changing degrees of dependency among patients. An experimental study, in which the social support available to a small group of consecutive new admissions was reduced, showed that their dependency scores were not significantly different to those of a control group which continued to receive support. The significance of this finding in reducing the cost of day hospital care is discussed.
Accession NumberCPA-930816084 A
ClassmarkLDD: LF: C3: P6 *

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