The impact of a recovery-based program on veterans with long inpatient psychiatric stays.
The study's purpose was to report outcomes for 47 veterans who participated in a recovery-based psychiatric rehabilitation program. On the whole, these veterans had a history of long continuous hospital stays, ranging from 6 months to less than 45 years. The discharged veterans (15, 32%) experienced statistically greater community tenure (paired t (28) = -4.158, p < 0.0001, two-tailed) and decrease in number of admissions (pre M = 2.7; post M = 1.9) after participation. While community tenure and number of admissions remained the same for non-discharged veterans, increased positive staff-veteran interactions were reported by staff.
Fagan-Pryor
Ellen Catherine
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Veterans Affairs, Northern Indiana Health Care System, Patient Care Service, (118F), 2121 Lake Avenue, FortWayne, IN 46805-0588, USA. Ellen.Fagan-Pryor@va.gov
Haber
Linda Cade
LC
Harlan
Dave
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Rumple
Sherry
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001900:Boston; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology