ASSESSMENTS OF PRODUCTIVITY OF PSYCHOGERIATRIC DAY-CARE

Although psychogeriatric day care has been established since the 1950s , few studies have focused on its productivity. In this study, nine as sessments of productivity are presented and tested on 74 patients in p sychogeriatric day care in Sundsvall, Sweden. The participation quotie nt was 68%, the capacity quotient 76%, and the registration quotient 1 12%. The mean attendance was 1.6 visits a week and the average turnove r was 31% during 6 months. Six patients out of 74 (8.1%) were institut ionalized at the end of the 6-month period and the mortality was 1.4% (1/74) during 6 months. The misjudgement quotient was 12.2% for the 6- month period. The patients' refusal to attend DC was the most frequent reason for discharge.