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The Evaluation of a Hostel Ward

A Controlled Study using Modified Cost-Benefit Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

C. Hyde ,
K. Bridges ,
D. Goldberg ,
K. Lowson ,
C. Sterling  and
B. Faragher
C. Hyde
Affiliation:
Withington Hospital
K. Bridges
Affiliation:
Manchester Royal Infirmary
D. Goldberg*
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
K. Lowson
Affiliation:
North West Regional Health Authority
C. Sterling
Affiliation:
Withington Hospital
B. Faragher
Affiliation:
Withington Hospital
*
Withington Hospital, West Didsbury, Manchester M20 8LR
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Abstract

A controlled modified cost-benefit evaluation of a hostel ward caring for new long-stay patients is described and results are presented for the first two years. In some respects the residents of the hostel ward had fewer psychotic impairments than those remaining on the wards of the district general hospital, mainly because the latter seem to continue to acquire such defects, while the former have remained relatively unchanged. The hostel ward residents also develop superior domestic skills, use more facilities in the community, and are more likely to be engaged in constructive activities than controls. These advantages were not purchased at a price, since the cost of providing this form of care for these patients has cost less than care provided by the district general hospital.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 151 , Issue 6 , December 1987 , pp. 805 - 812
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1987 

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