title: [Three geriatric wards of a psychiatric hospital (GAPZ): a comparison of patient admissions].
abstract: The aim of this investigation was the description and comparison of problems of patients admitted to three geriatric wards of a mental hospital. The study took place in the geriatric units at the Vincent van Gogh Institute of psychiatry in Venray, the Netherlands and was retrospective. Data obtained from discharge letters were analysed and the relevant diagnoses and the aetiology of the problems of all patients admitted in 1994 were categorised and compared. This was done bij means of classification systems and models of Fried et al. The problems of patients admitted to the geriatric unit of a mental hospital very frequently appeared to be combined problems of a psychiatric, somatic and/or social nature. In only 58% there was a simple connection between the cause(s) and the current problems. Differences between the three wards were small and non significant. In conclusion, the problems of the patients, admitted to the geriatric units of a mental hospital, did not differ significantly between the three wards. Furthermore, they are complex in terms of diagnosis, aetiology and/or treatment.
authors.affiliation: Afdeling klinische geriatrie, Ziekenhuis Rijnstate, postbus 9555, 6800 TA Arnhem. ggoluke@rijnstate.nl
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Golüke-Willemse
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Klijnsma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tuinier
authors.forename: Y W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: van den Berg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006304:Health Status; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009426:Netherlands; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis