McCreadie R G, Robinson A D, Wilson A O
Br J Psychiatry. 1984 Dec;145:626-30. doi: 10.1192/bjp.145.6.626.
All chronic day-patients (n = 422), defined as patients aged 18-64 years attending a day facility of a psychiatric hospital or general hospital psychiatric unit continuously for more than a year, were identified in hospitals and units serving 56% of the Scottish population. The number of day patients was 14.8 per 100,000 of the general population, but the range between hospitals was very great--0 to 37.7 per 100,000--indicating the patchy development of such care. A typical day patient was a rather chronic middle-aged male schizophrenic, who lived on his own or with ageing parents. Most patients' accommodation was satisfactory, but the occupational activity of more than a third was inappropriate; 18% could have attended a local authority sheltered workshop if one had been available.
所有慢性日间患者（n = 422），定义为年龄在18 - 64岁之间，连续一年以上在精神病医院或综合医院精神科日间设施就诊的患者，在服务于56%苏格兰人口的医院和科室中被识别出来。日间患者数量为每10万普通人口中有14.8人，但各医院之间的差异很大——每10万人中从0到37.7人不等——这表明此类护理发展不均衡。典型的日间患者是患有慢性疾病的中年男性精神分裂症患者，独自生活或与年迈的父母同住。大多数患者的住宿条件令人满意，但超过三分之一患者的职业活动不合适；如果有地方当局庇护工场，18%的患者本可以去那里。
