香港中途宿舍出院的精神病患者后续照护工作者的临床效用。
Clinical usefulness of an aftercare worker for psychotic patients discharged from half-way houses in Hong Kong.
作者信息
Mak K Y, Gow L
机构信息
Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
出版信息
Br J Psychiatry. 1996 Jun;168(6):757-61. doi: 10.1192/bjp.168.6.757.
BACKGROUND
The aim was to assess the clinical usefulness and economic viability of an aftercare worker for psychotic patients discharged from half-way houses in Hong Kong.
METHOD
A sample of 32 chronic psychotic patients was provided with a full-time aftercare worker. A matched control group received no such service.
RESULTS
The experimental group was found to have greater and better employment prospects, better mental status with less hospitalisation and less law-breaking behaviour than the control group. Some of these benefits were converted into economic terms and the tangible costs incurred in the project were calculated.
CONCLUSIONS
The provision of an aftercare service is clinically useful and economically viable.
背景
目的是评估为香港中途宿舍出院的精神病患者配备一名善后护理工作人员的临床实用性和经济可行性。
方法
为32名慢性精神病患者样本配备了一名全职善后护理工作人员。一个匹配的对照组未接受此类服务。
结果
发现实验组比对照组有更好和更多的就业前景、更好的精神状态、更少的住院次数以及更少的违法犯罪行为。其中一些益处被转化为经济指标，并计算了该项目产生的实际成本。
结论
提供善后护理服务在临床上是有用的，在经济上是可行的。
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