Staff and patient feedback in mental health services for older people

Staff and patient feedback in mental health services for older people.

OBJECTIVES To compare the views of patients and staff on the quality of care provided on a psychogeriatric assessment ward over a five year period. To describe the quality improvements which were made as a result of their respective comments. DESIGN Structured interviews were conducted with both patients and staff to obtain qualitative feedback and suggestions for improvement. An analysis of ...

Mental Health Older People

Mental health care Monitor Older adults (MEMO): monitoring patient characteristics and outcome in Dutch mental health services for older adults.

Information on which older adults attend mental health care and whether they profit from the care they receive is important for policy-makers. To assess this information in daily practice, the "Mental health care Monitor Older adults" (MEMO) was developed in the Netherlands. The aim of this paper is to describe MEMO and the older adults who attend outpatient mental health care regarding their p...

Mental Health in Older People in Practice

These two volumes form part of the excellent In Practice series, published by the Royal Society of Medicine. Each examines an aspect of cardiology and presents it in such a way as to be accessible for the expert and the generalist alike. Professor Lip is well known for his work on atrial fibrillation, and the book manages to include a lot of information. Despite this, it is very readable. My on...

Leisure Time Activities and Mental Health Among Tehran Older People in 2018

Background: Leisure activity helps the elderly to improve their physical and mental health. The aim of this study is to assess interlink between the leisure activity and mental health in older people. Methods: We select 413 people over 60 years old.  We collected data using GHQ 15-question survey, Nagi questionnaire and a new reliable and validated designed questionnaire. Our data was analyzed...