Farran C J, Horton-Deutsch S L, Fiedler R, Scott C
Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Home Health Care Serv Q. 1997;16(1-2):77-92. doi: 10.1300/J027v16n01_06.
This study summarizes descriptive information concerning an existing psychiatric home care service and lays the foundation for more sophisticated studies of elderly depressed persons who receive this type of long term care. Using existing medical record data, the demographic and clinical characteristics of the elderly patients using a multi-site home health care service are summarized, including: (1) their functional/psychiatric status, (2) their length of stay, (3) caregiver availability, (4) scope of multidisciplinary interventions provided, and (5) reasons for discharge. Prospective research of elderly persons receiving psychiatric home care is needed in the future.
本研究总结了有关现有精神科家庭护理服务的描述性信息，并为对接受此类长期护理的老年抑郁症患者进行更深入的研究奠定了基础。利用现有的病历数据，总结了使用多站点家庭医疗服务的老年患者的人口统计学和临床特征，包括：（1）他们的功能/精神状态，（2）住院时间，（3）照顾者的可获得性，（4）提供的多学科干预范围，以及（5）出院原因。未来需要对接受精神科家庭护理的老年人进行前瞻性研究。
