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Cost Comparison of Psychogeriatric Consultations: Outpatient Versus Home-Based Consultations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2005

Ajit Shah
Ajit Shah
Affiliation:
Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, The University of Melbourne, Rossana, Victoria, Australia
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Abstract

In this article a cost-comparison study of psychogeriatric outpatient and home consultations (if all outpatients are seen at home) is reported. The cost of home visits was estimated to be less than that for outpatient consultations. The results are discussed in the context of methodological difficulties and the advantages and disadvantages of home and outpatient consultations. In view of the many advantages of home-based consultations, including lower costs, it is concluded that we should be developing and evaluating services with greater emphasis on home-based consultations.

Type
Clinical Practice and Service Development
Information
International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , September 1994 , pp. 179 - 184
Copyright
© 1994 Springer Publishing Company

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