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Published on: September 30, 2020
[Acute day hospital as a cost-effective alternative to inpatient therapy]
Kunigunde Pausch1, Carlos Nordt2, Eva-Maria Pichler3
1Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik/Zentrum für Soziale Psychiatrie, Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Zürich, Militärstrasse 8, 8021, Zürich, Schweiz. kunigunde.pausch@puk.zh.ch.
Background:
This is a study of the cost-benefit advantage of the model project acute day hospital (ATK) compared to inpatient care.
Methods:
The study was performed retrospectively and examined the direct costs and the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) in a matched sample.
Results:
The day clinic treatment compared to inpatient therapy showed at a cost benefit of 2.68: 1 at a slightly delayed increase in GAF-value.
Conclusion:
The treatment in ATK is more than twice as cheap compared to inpatient treatment, but at a slightly slower improvement in symptoms.
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