title: [The gerontopsychiatric day clinic--a contribution to increasing sociopractical competence].
abstract: The effectiveness of day hospital care of geriatric psychiatric patients was evaluated in a pilot study. The main aspect was the training of social competence, i.e. a training leading to growing personal independence of the demands of every day life, such as hygiene , fitness considering the household, etc. During day hospital treatment a significant improvement regarding social competence was attained. A one year follow-up showed a moderate decline in the patients' performances of the earlier trained skills.
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012917:Social Adjustment
vernacular_title: Die gerontopsychiatrische Tagesklinik--Ein Beitrag zur Steigerung der sozial-praktischen Kompetenz.