Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Cumberland Infirmary, Newtown Road, Carlisle CA2 7HY, UK.
Age Ageing. 2011 Sep;40(5):543-8. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afr080. Epub 2011 Jul 22.
Joint geriatric/psychiatric wards are a potential solution to improving care of older patients with both psychiatric and medical illnesses in acute hospitals. A literature search using Medline, PsycINFO, Embase and CINAHL between 1980 and 2010 was carried out for information about joint wards for older people. Thirteen relevant papers were identified. These wards share common characteristics and there is evidence that they may reduce length of stay and be cost-effective, but there are no high-quality randomised controlled trials. Further research is needed, particularly regarding cost-effectiveness.
联合老年科/精神科病房是改善急性医院中同时患有精神疾病和内科疾病的老年患者护理的一种潜在解决方案。我们使用 Medline、PsycINFO、Embase 和 CINAHL 数据库，对 1980 年至 2010 年间的相关文献进行了检索，以获取有关老年联合病房的信息。共确定了 13 篇相关论文。这些病房具有共同的特点，有证据表明它们可以缩短住院时间，具有成本效益，但没有高质量的随机对照试验。需要进一步研究，特别是关于成本效益的研究。
