Obiettivo The goal of the proposed study, which closes a gap in the European region with regard to scientific work and usable health policy data, is to evaluate the efficacy of psychiatric treatment in a day hospital setting in five centres in five European countries, i.e. U.K. Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, and Slovakia. The main hypothesis of the study is that day hospital treatment of general psychiatric patients is as effective as complete hospital care. To reach this goal, patients receiving psychiatric treatment in either a day hospital or a completely inpatient setting at the five centres will be studied in a temporally parallels randomised experimental pre-post design. An observation period of 18 months will allow for the evaluation of persistent effects of the therapy in either setting. Several related outcome criteria are compiled (e.g. psychopathology, normative needs for care; quality of life, subjective needs for care, stress upon closest reference person); a focal point constitutes a cost-effectiveness analysis. Results of the study constitute a relevant health policy contribution to the evaluation of a treatment setting expanding in the area of psychiatry. Campo scientifico medical and health sciencesclinical medicinepsychiatrysocial sciencespolitical sciencesgovernment systems Programma(i) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Argomento(i) 1.1.1.-10. - Public health and health services research Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinatore DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Fetscherstrasse, 74 01307 WEISSIG - DRESDEN Germania Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (4) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto CHARLES UNIVERSITY PRAGUE Cechia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 5,Ovocny trh 5 116 36 PRAHA 1 Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato MEDICAL ACADEMY OF WROCLAW Polonia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Pasteura 1 50 367 WROCLAW Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato PSYCHIATRICKA NEMOCNICA MICHALOVCE Cechia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Stranany 071 01 MICHALOVCE Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato QUEEN MARY AND WESTFIELD COLLEGE - ST. BARTHOLOMEWS & THE ROYAL LONDON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY Regno Unito Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Miles End Road E1 4NS LONDON Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato