Eisdorfer C
Am J Psychiatry. 1977 Mar;134(3):315-7. doi: 10.1176/ajp.134.3.315.
Older persons represent a high proportion of those receiving care in institutions because of behavioral problems; relatively few aged people are treated in mental health center and other outpatient settings. The author believes that the availability and accessibility of community services should be among the most important variables used in assessing quality of care for the aged. He encourages the establishment of new norms for the quality of services needed to restore and maintain maximum physical, psychological, and social integrity.
由于行为问题，在机构中接受护理的人群中老年人占比很高；相对较少的老年人在心理健康中心和其他门诊机构接受治疗。作者认为，社区服务的可获得性和可及性应是评估老年人护理质量时最重要的变量之一。他鼓励为恢复和维持最大程度的身体、心理和社会完整性所需的服务质量制定新的标准。
