Grishman M H, López-Martínez P
Social Work Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Juan, PR 00927-5800.
P R Health Sci J. 1990 Dec;9(3):215-20.
A study was made of a matched-random sample of veterans who had been discharged from two VA contract psychiatric hospitals in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The authors wished to determine what had happened to the veterans who were formerly treated in the psychiatric hospitals and whether these veterans were receiving treatment or not. The analysis of the data revealed that the majority of veteran's had received either inpatient or ambulatory treatment for either psychiatric or medical/surgical conditions. The older group of veterans had utilized medical treatment resources to a greater extend that the younger group. The number of hospitalizations decreased from 8.5 prior to June of 1984 to 3.6 after June 1984. Although patients continued utilizing and depending upon VA ambulatory care for medical services needed.
对从波多黎各圣胡安的两家退伍军人事务部（VA）合同制精神病医院出院的退伍军人进行了一项匹配随机抽样研究。作者希望确定曾在这些精神病医院接受治疗的退伍军人的情况，以及这些退伍军人是否正在接受治疗。数据分析显示，大多数退伍军人曾因精神疾病或内科/外科疾病接受过住院或门诊治疗。年龄较大的退伍军人比年轻退伍军人更多地利用了医疗资源。住院次数从1984年6月之前的8.5次降至1984年6月之后的3.6次。尽管患者仍在继续利用并依赖退伍军人事务部的门诊护理来满足所需的医疗服务。
