Medical day hospital care for older people versus alternative forms of care

Abstract

Background The proportion of the world's population aged over 60 years is increasing. Therefore, there is a need to examine different methods of healthcare provision for this population. Medical day hospitals provide multidisciplinary health services to older people in one location. Objectives To examine the effectiveness of medical day hospitals for older people in preventing death, disability, institutionalisation and improving subjective health status.

Exploring the experiences of patients attending day hospitals in the rural Scotland: capturing the patient's voice

“…Day hospitals can provide multidisciplinary assessment, management of chronic health problems and support for those recovering from acute events such as stroke, amputation and fractures (Brown et al . ).…”

“…Day hospitals can provide a link between hospital and home‐based services through multidisciplinary rehabilitation in an outpatient setting (Brown et al . ). The type of services provided in day hospitals has seen many changes over the last 50 years.…”

“…The proportion of the world's population amongst those who are 85 or over is increasing (Brown et al . ). This along with shorter hospital stays and demands for services closer to home emphasises the need for collaboration between acute hospital services and primary care (Dahl et al .…”

“…They found little difference in outcomes for patients but concluded that further research was required (Brown et al . ).…”

“…Brown et al . () did conduct a systematic literature review where services within a day hospital where compared with other care provision. They found little difference in outcomes for patients but concluded that further research was required (Brown et al .…”