Fisher R H, Nadon G W, Dawson P, Currie-Mills C
Can Med Assoc J. 1981 Sep 1;125(5):447-50.
A review of the first 7 years of experience with the geriatric day hospital at Sunnybrook Medical Centre in Toronto revealed the following about the patients attending the day hospital during that time: most were 60 to 79 years old; over 85% attended 1 or 2 days a week; more than two thirds lived with a spouse or relatives; and more than half had diseases of the circulatory system or mental disorders. The day hospital offers a varied therapeutic program while easing the demands on the energy and time of the patient's spouse or family and thus helps the elderly to remain in the community rather than live in an institution. The experience at Sunnybrook has shown that geriatric day hospitals can be a valuable component of the broad spectrum of integrated services and programs that must be developed to provide adequate health care for the growing number of older people in our population.
对多伦多桑尼布鲁克医疗中心老年日间医院头7年的经验回顾揭示了在此期间前往该日间医院的患者的以下情况：大多数患者年龄在60至79岁之间；超过85%的患者每周就诊1至2天；超过三分之二的患者与配偶或亲属同住；超过一半的患者患有循环系统疾病或精神障碍。日间医院提供多样化的治疗方案，同时减轻了患者配偶或家人的精力和时间负担，从而帮助老年人留在社区而非住进机构。桑尼布鲁克的经验表明，老年日间医院可以成为广泛的综合服务和项目的重要组成部分，这些服务和项目必须加以发展，以便为我国人口中日益增多的老年人提供足够的医疗保健。
