Assessments of productivity of psychogeriatric day care

Although psychogeriatric day care has been established since the 1950s, few studies have focused on its productivity. In this study, nine assessments of productivity are presented and tested on 74 patients in psychogeriatric day care in Sundsvall, Sweden. The participation quotient was 68%, the capacity quotient 76%, and the registration quotient 112%. The mean attendance was 1.6 visits a week and the average turnover was 31% during 6 months. Six patients out of 74 (8.1%) were institutionalized at the end of the 6‐month period and the mortality was 1.4% (1/74) during 6 months. The misjudgement quotient was 12.2% for the 6‐month period. The patients' refusal to attend DC was the most frequent reason for discharge.