基于护士的外展计划的有效性,用于识别和治疗老年人的精神疾病
P V Rabins1, B S Black, R Roca
1Meyer 279, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287-7279. pvrabins@jhmi.edu
JAMA
|June 6, 2000
概括
与常规护理相比,移动外展计划显著减少了老年居民的精神症状. 这种干预措施改善了严重精神疾病的老年人心理健康结果.
科学领域:
- 老年精神病学是一门精神病学专业.
- 社区心理健康社区精神健康
- 公共卫生干预 公共卫生干预
背景情况:
- 与年轻人相比,患有精神疾病的老年人被诊断不足,治疗不足.
- 获得护理的机会有限是一个重要的障碍,导致老年人心理健康服务的差异.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估基于护士的移动推广计划的有效性,城市住房心理老年评估和治疗 (PATCH) 计划.
- 为了比较PATCH计划对抑郁症,精神症状和不良动作的影响,与老年公共住房居民的通常护理相比.
主要方法:
- 一项前性随机试验在6个城市公共住房中进行,用于老年人.
- 该研究涉及对住户进行精神疾病查,积极病例和负面病例样本接受结构化采访.
- 干预组接受了PATCH模型,包括员工教育和公寓评估,而控制组接受了通常的护理.
主要成果:
- 在26个月后,PATCH干预组的抑郁症得分 (MADRS) 和精神症状得分 (BPRS) 与常规护理组相比显著降低.
- 干预组和对照组在不良转移方面没有发现显著差异,例如安置在养老院.
结论:
- 在老年居民中,PATCH移动外展计划在缓解精神病症状方面比常规护理更有效.
- 这些发现强调了有针对性的外展计划的潜力,以改善弱势老年人群的心理健康结果.
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