Socialisation scheme with a high staff-patient ratio

Six months after a comprehensive socialisation scheme began, a prospective controlled study was carried out. The patients were tested in three practical sections - Cooking; Maintenance of Home and Clothing; Other Skills (eg. form-filling); and with a Questionnaire. Forty-eight members of an experime...

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Published in:International journal of social psychiatry 1981, Vol.27 (4), p.243-252
Main Authors: Hollander, D, Rao, V B, McManoman, E, Harrington, N, Weeks, A, Mann, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Adult
Aged
Female
Humans
Long-Term Care
Male
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental Disorders - rehabilitation
Middle Aged
Patient Care Team
Professional-Patient Relations
Schizophrenia - rehabilitation
Social Adjustment
Socialization
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Summary:Six months after a comprehensive socialisation scheme began, a prospective controlled study was carried out. The patients were tested in three practical sections - Cooking; Maintenance of Home and Clothing; Other Skills (eg. form-filling); and with a Questionnaire. Forty-eight members of an experimental group received socialisation training after initial testing. They and the 20 controls who did not undergo training were re-evaluated three months later. There was no significant difference between the groups in their initial scores. On retesting, the experimental group showed a significant improvement in Cooking (p less than 0.001), Home Maintenance (p less than 0.001) and the Questionnaire (p less than 0.05). Analysis of the inter-group differences showed significant superiority of the experimental group in Cooking (p less than 0.05) and Home Maintenance (p less than 0.05). It is suggested that such a socialisation scheme be considered for inclusion alongside other rehabilitation services in psychiatric hospitals. The emphasis on a high staff-to-patient ratio and the breakdown of each task into smaller steps emerged as essential elements in the training programme.
ISSN:0020-7640
1741-2854