New Day, Inc., of Spartanburg: Hospitalization study.

Abstract

All persons included in the study have a psychiatric disability due to severe and persistent mental illness, are adults in the age range of 22 to 50 years, and are members of New Day Clubhouse.

An Evaluation of the Impact of Clubhouse Membership On Quality of Life and Treatment Utilization

“…In one of the few studies of staff members, Finch & Kranz (1991) found that staff at Fountain House had longer tenure and fewer symptoms of bum-out than staff in traditional mental health settings. Most previous work is descriptive, and only two studies have undertaken methodologically sophisticated investigations (Wilkinson, 1992;Rosenfield & Neese-Todd, 1993). Wilkinson (1992) studied 32 clubhouse members, from the New Day Clubhouse in Spartanburg, South Carolina, comparing their frequency of hospitalization during the period before regular membership with the period of regular membership.…”

“…Most previous work is descriptive, and only two studies have undertaken methodologically sophisticated investigations (Wilkinson, 1992;Rosenfield & Neese-Todd, 1993). Wilkinson (1992) studied 32 clubhouse members, from the New Day Clubhouse in Spartanburg, South Carolina, comparing their frequency of hospitalization during the period before regular membership with the period of regular membership. Hospital days, the number of admissions, and average length of stay were all markedly reduced in the clubhouse period.…”

“…In one of the few studies of staff members, Finch & Kranz (1991) found that staff at Fountain House had longer tenure and fewer symptoms of bum-out than staff in traditional mental health settings. Most previous work is descriptive, and only two studies have undertaken methodologically sophisticated investigations (Wilkinson, 1992;Rosenfield & Neese-Todd, 1993).…”

A systematic review of the effectiveness of the clubhouse model.

“…However, only 10 of the 16 studies provide enough information confirming that the organization concerned fits the certified Clubhouse Model. The other studies (Beckel, 1998;Boyd, 1997;Pernice-Duca & Onaga, 2009;Warner, Huxley, & Berg, 1999;Wilkinson, 1992) do not provide enough information confirming that the organization concerned corresponds to the "ICCD model certification." Nevertheless, we chose to include these studies, supposing that (and taking into account indirect evidence in these articles) the studied clubhouses correspond to the traditional Clubhouse Model.…”

“…However, only 10 of the 16 studies provide enough information confirming that the organization concerned fits the certified Clubhouse Model. The other studies (Beckel, 1998; Boyd, 1997; Pernice-Duca & Onaga, 2009; Warner, Huxley, & Berg, 1999; Wilkinson, 1992) do not provide enough information confirming that the organization concerned corresponds to the “ICCD model certification.” Nevertheless, we chose to include these studies, supposing that (and taking into account indirect evidence in these articles) the studied clubhouses correspond to the traditional Clubhouse Model. However, one study provides information that indicates that it does not fit with the Clubhouse Model (Yildiz, Tural, Kurdoğlu, & Emin Onder, 2003): This clubhouse is not certified and is managed by members and their families, contrary to standard practices in the Clubhouse Model.…”