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J G Davison

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PubMed1991

Unit dose calendar packaging and elderly patient compliance.

A controlled trial of the effect of a unit dose system of tablet/capsule calendar packaging (Webster-Pak) on the rate of successful self medication both in hospital and after discharge to the community has been completed in a geriatric assessment and rehabilitation unit. Eighty-four elderly patients, 45 using calendar packs (study), and 39 using conventional bottles or packs (control), were followed for three months after discharge. There was a significant improvement in patient compliance in the study group over controls on discharge (86.7% vs 66.7%), 10 days (68.8% vs 41.0%), one month (64.4% vs 38.5%) and three months (48.9% vs 23.1%) after discharge. Unit dose packaging is a cost effective method of improving the delivery of medicine in elderly patients, and should be available as part of the health budget.

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PubMed1989

Age-associated change in pain threshold measured by transcutaneous neuronal electrical stimulation.

The measurement of cutaneous pain threshold using the Neuromod Selectra Model 7750 Transcutaneous Neuronal Electrical Stimulator is described. Pain threshold, measured in 520 healthy volunteers aged 5-105 years, increased with age. Consistent values were obtained in 22 healthy volunteers on three successive days. Pain threshold may be rapidly measured by this method which is potentially of value in the assessment of patients with neurological deficits.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1987

Validation of a brief screening test for depression in the elderly.

This paper describes the clinical validation of the 10-question Short Zung Interviewer-assisted Depression Rating Scale (Short Zung I.D.S.) which has been derived from the 20-question Zung Self-rating Depression Scale (Zung S.D.S) for use in the elderly. The Short Zung I.D.S. was administered to 104 elderly volunteers from the community and to 33 elderly depressed patients assessed by a psychiatrist. The mean scores (41.3 and 81.0, respectively) were significantly different (P less than 0.0001). The Short Zung I.D.S. has proved to be a useful brief screening test for depression in the elderly and should be of value in measuring changes in mood.

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PubMed1984

Day hospital rehabilitation--effectiveness and cost in the elderly: a randomised controlled trial.

The effectiveness and cost of day hospital care in rehabilitation were studied in a randomised controlled trial in 120 elderly patients who were assessed at referral and six weeks and five months later in activities of daily living skills and mood. Day hospital patients were compared with a control group, who were managed as they would have been before the availability of day hospital care. Day hospital patients showed a significant improvement in performance of activities of daily living at six weeks but not at five months; however, they had a sustained improvement in mood. The cost of day hospital rehabilitation was one third greater than that of rehabilitation by alternative means. In its current form the geriatric day hospital is not a cheap alternative to other means of rehabilitation. Expensive components of the day hospital should be critically re-examined and renewed emphasis placed on sufficient inpatient beds, domiciliary services, and day care centres.

Activities of Daily Living↗