An evaluation of the cost effectiveness of day hospitalization for black male schizophrenics.
This controlled study, utilizing matched pairs, evaluates the relative cost effectiveness of day hospitalization to inpatient treatment in a group of 18- to 24-year-old black schizophrenic males. Global Assessment Scale scores were measured upon intake, at the time of discharge, and at the three-month follow-up to determine the level of patient functioning for each treatment group. Cost outcome measures were made for each program and a side-by-side cost effective analysis was conducted between the two. Results reveal evidence that day treatment was superior to inpatient care at a lower cost for a longer period of time.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000191:economics*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008396:Maryland; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy