Service provision for people with schizophrenia. I. Clinical and economic perspective
| Autor: | J F Forbes, F H Lang, E C Johnstone, G D Murray |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Gerontology
Adult Male Mental Health Services medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Service provision Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming) Cohort Studies 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine business.industry Public health Perspective (graphical) Health Care Costs Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care Community Health Nursing Mental health Community Mental Health Services 030227 psychiatry Hospitalization Psychiatry and Mental health Scotland Socioeconomic Factors Schizophrenia Resource allocation Female business Family Practice Day Care Medical Cohort study Diagnosis of schizophrenia |
| Zdroj: | The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science. 171 |
| ISSN: | 0007-1250 |
| Popis: | BackgroundThe aim of this study was to provide information on patients' current service use which could inform future decisions on service planning and resource allocation.MethodIndividuals with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, who had received in-patient care in the previous five years, were identified from the Lothian Case Register. Information was obtained from 193 subjects. Patients' service use over a six-month period was examined. The costs incurred in service provision were determined.ResultsPatients differed markedly in their use of services. This was not found to be related to their mental state. Average care costs were high. In-patient care accounted for most of the overall expenditure.ConclusionsThere is considerable variation in the services used by patients with schizophrenia and in the costs incurred in service provision. When planning services it is therefore important that detailed information on the patient population is available if resources are to be allocated cost-effectively. |
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