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The day hospital in the community care of the elderly
Woodford-Williams E, McKeon JA, Trotter IS, Watson D, Bushby C
Gerontologia Clinica 1962;4:241-256
clinical trial
1/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: No; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: No; Point estimates and variability: No. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

The organizatioin, administration and some early experiences of the effect of a weekly visit to a day hospital, in a group of former in-patients over 60 years who are known to have been living alone since discharge from hospital, are discussed. The patients were selected by a random sampling method into a control and treatment group, from a list which had been prepared over a period of 18 months. The physical and mental health and social adjustment in both groups was assessed at the commencement of treatment and at six-monthly intervals.

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