Rafferty J, Smith R G, Williamson J
Age Ageing. 1987 Jan;16(1):10-2. doi: 10.1093/ageing/16.1.10.
Assessment prior to a move to residential care has been carried out by the Departments of Geriatric Medicine in the Lothian Region for many years. Results have been reviewed over 7 years in one Department; 688 people were assessed; 7% were placed in alternative accommodation as a result of the assessment and a further 15% were offered specialist advice. The workload was 50 assessments per 10,000 population over 65 years per year. Of these, 58% were already known to the geriatrician and 23% were seen as part of the normal work of the department. It was concluded that the benefits of assessment make the extra work involved well worth while.
多年来，洛锡安地区老年医学部一直在对入住养老院前的情况进行评估。一个部门对7年多的评估结果进行了审查；共评估了688人；7%的人因评估结果而被安置到其他住处，另有15%的人获得了专业建议。工作量为每年每10000名65岁以上人口中有50次评估。其中，58%的人是老年病医生已经认识的，23%的人是作为该部门正常工作的一部分接受评估的。得出的结论是，评估的益处使得所涉及的额外工作非常值得。
