The Pennsylvania domiciliary care experiment

I. Impact on quality of life

Bibliographic Data

ID11038850
AuthorsS Sherwood, John N Morris (0000-0001-5867-0697)
Year1983
Volume73
Issue6
Pages646-653
Publication date1983-06-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.73.6.646
PMID6405641
OpenAlexW1978373514
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited3

This paper reports findings concerning the impact on quality of life of a case management focused program of small board and care facilities serving aging, mental health, and mental retardation adult target populations--the Pennsylvania Domiciliary Care Program. Program participants from the counties in which the Domiciliary Care Program was initiated were matched with persons residing in similar counties without the program who were comparable on a large array of characteristics prior to program initiation. Conducted separately by target group, 10-month follow-up assessments provided the basis for determining impact. In general, the effects were positive, particularly with respect to meeting program quality of life goals (providing needed services, improving living conditions, increasing community integration, and reducing institutional days); the effects were more positive for the aging and mental health than for the mentally retarded target populations

Environmental health · Mental health · Mentally retarded · Psychiatry · Quality of life (healthcare) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology

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