[Outcome quality of gerontopsychiatric day-clinic treatment: changes in life-satisfaction:].
OBJECTIVE
The variety of institutional treatments in psychiatry, as well as financial aspects make it necessary to evaluate these institutions for the quality of their medical care. At the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim, the quality of treatment at the geronto-psychiatric day-clinic is assessed on the level of outcome quality.


METHODS
The patients are examined at admission, at discharge, half a year and one year after discharge. Psychopathology, activities of daily living, social situation and quality of life are assessed by means of standardized instruments.


RESULTS
Preliminary results show that at discharge, patients are less depressed, have achieved a higher level of social activities and contacts and that their quality of life improved in most domains. In some domains of quality of life improvement is highly correlated with the amelioration of depressive symptoms, in others not.


CONCLUSIONS
Whether these effects of treatment will last, has to be studied in follow-up examinations.
Bramesfeld
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Adler
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Brassen
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Schnitzler
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M
Cullik
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F
D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*