The Nature and Severity of Disabilities in Long-Stay Psychiatric In-patients in South Glamorgan

Pryce, I. G.; Griffiths, R. D. P.; Gentry, R. M.; Hughes, Ian; Montague, L.; Watkins, Sarah E.; Champney-Smith, Jeff; McLackland, Brenda

doi:10.1192/bjp.158.6.817

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“…4,11,14,18 Little is known about these institutions and their residents in Latin American countries. For this reason, the World Health Organization (WHO) is encouraging investments for assessing this information.…”

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Long-stay patients in a psychiatric hospital in Southern Brazil

Fleck

Wagner

et al. 2007

Rev. Saúde Pública

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Pacientes de longa permanência em um hospital psiquiátrico no sul do Brasil ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To describe the demographic profile, social functioning, and quality of life of a population of long-stay care patients in a psychiatric hospital. METHODS:A study was carried out in Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil, in 2002. A total of 584 (96%) long-stay patients were assessed by means of the following instruments: the World Health Organization Quality of Life, the Social Behavior Schedule, the Independent Living Skills Survey, the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale and another instrument for assessing disability (Questionnaire for Assessing Physical Disability). RESULTS:The average hospital stay was 26 years (SD: 15.8) and 46.6% of inpatients had no physical disability. Patients had their social functioning skills and autonomy largely impaired. Few of them (27.7%) answered the instrument for assessing quality of life, and showed significant impairments in all domains. The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale evidenced a low prevalence of positive symptoms in this population. CONCLUSIONS:The institutionalized population studied presented significantly impaired social functioning, autonomy, and quality of life. These aspects need to be taken into consideration while planning for their deinstitutionalization. KEYWORDS

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Long-stay patients in a psychiatric hospital in Southern Brazil

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Wagner

et al. 2007

Rev. Saúde Pública

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“…The rates of recidivism in the patient with chronic mental health disability can be as high as 55% (Bruffaerts et al, 2004;Dhossche & Ghani, 1998). This transient nature coupled with known inattention to personal hygiene (Hatfield & Lefley, 1987;Pryce et al, 1991) increases the risk of exposure to nosocomial infection and transmission within a psychiatric facility. Infection control in a mental health setting is challenging, considering the health, ability, and behaviours associated with psychiatric disability (Leggett & Williams, 2000).…”

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Hand Hygiene Compliance Among Health Care Staff and Student Nurses in a Mental Health Setting

Ott

French

2009

Issues in Mental Hlth. Nursing

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Hand hygiene practice among health care workers is considered to be the single most effective method of preventing nosocomial infection in hospital settings. Infection control practices in psychiatric facilities are particularly challenging as hand hygiene protocols are specific to acute care facilities, areas where hands are visibly soiled, and when procedures are completed that may involve body fluid exposure. The inability to motivate and change the hand washing practices of health care workers suggests that hand washing behaviour is complex, involving individual beliefs and attitudes and institutional commitment and rigor.

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“…A study of 156 chronic psychiatric inpatients (Pryce et al 1991) found that 41.7% of the sample had a current problem and unmet needs relating to communication and interaction. Another study (Emerson and Enderby 1996) sought to examine the prevalence in one mental health unit of a district health authority.…”

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Speech and Language Therapy for Adults in Hackney: An Assessment of Need

Heron¹

2001

Intl J Lang & Comm Disor

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With the development of separate community and the hospital trusts in the London borough of Hackney, at a time of increasing numbers and range of referrals, a number of gaps in service became apparent. The need for community adult speech and language therapy (SLT) in Hackney was identified, based on previous studies and other relevant literature. Comparison with services locally and nationally shows clearly that Hackney, in having virtually no community SLT for adults, is significantly disadvantaged. It was intended that this work would result in the widest consultation and discussion by the relevant agencies to explore ways of meeting this need.

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The Nature and Severity of Disabilities in Long-Stay Psychiatric In-patients in South Glamorgan

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Long-stay patients in a psychiatric hospital in Southern Brazil

Long-stay patients in a psychiatric hospital in Southern Brazil

Hand Hygiene Compliance Among Health Care Staff and Student Nurses in a Mental Health Setting

Speech and Language Therapy for Adults in Hackney: An Assessment of Need

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