Frank P J, Klein S, Jacobs J
Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1982 May;33(5):374-7. doi: 10.1176/ps.33.5.374.
A behaviorally oriented treatment program was developed for geriatric patients at a state psychiatric hospital, in an attempt to demonstrate that active treatment for the elderly can be both socially beneficial and economically wise. Outcome data indicated that the program was successful in decreasing the average length of hospital stay, decreasing the percentage of patients discharged to more dependent living settings than those from which they were admitted, and increasing placements to independent living settings. An economic analysis demonstrated benefit-to-cost ratios of between ten and 20 to one, depending on assumptions used. The authors believe that ratios were especially encouraging as they were calculated using conservative assumptions.
一家州立精神病院为老年患者制定了一个以行为为导向的治疗方案，旨在证明对老年人进行积极治疗在社会方面是有益的，在经济方面也是明智的。结果数据表明，该方案成功地缩短了平均住院时间，降低了出院后进入比入院时更依赖他人生活环境的患者比例，并增加了进入独立生活环境的安置人数。一项经济分析表明，根据所采用的假设，效益成本比在10比1到20比1之间。作者认为，这些比率尤其令人鼓舞，因为它们是在使用保守假设的情况下计算出来的。
