[Could the day hospital wards be a possibility of reducing treatment costs in psychiatry?].
The aim of the article is a presentation of the possible manner in which cost reduction of psychiatric treatment could be achieved by introducing a day hospital system. Based on literature, a similar improvement in clinical and social outcome between both partial and full hospitalization was shown. The comparison of costs in the studied models of treatment demonstrated a probable level of savings assessed at 20-30% for the day treatment. The presented data obtained from the epidemiologic registry of Lower Silesian district showed a significant increase of hospital admissions of mostly non-psychotic patients--the most cost-saving group of mental dysfunctions while treated in a day hospital. As the cited articles concerned, studies conducted in other countries where the economic environment differs from the Polish one--there is a need of cost comparison between day hospital and inpatient treatment in the country.
Piotrowski
Patryk
P
Katedra i Klinika Psychiatrii AM we Wrocławiu.
Kiejna
Andrzej
A
D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D017046:Cost Savings; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*; D017048:Health Care Costs; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011044:Poland; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*