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Mobile Daily Centre (Mdc) for Elder People with Cognitive Impairment: a Retrospective Observational Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

D. Garino
Affiliation:
Mental Health Department CHMC Maddalena, Università di Udine, Trieste, Italy
D. Celona
Affiliation:
Mental Health Department CHMC Maddalena, Università di Trieste, Trieste, Italy
F. Bertossi
Affiliation:
Mental Health Department CHMC Maddalena, ASS1 “Triestina”, Trieste, Italy
M. Carmignani
Affiliation:
Mental Health Department CHMC Domio, ASS1 “Triestina”, Trieste, Italy
A. Oretti
Affiliation:
Mental Health Department CHMC Domio, ASS1 “Triestina”, Trieste, Italy
B. Mazzoleni
Affiliation:
Tutela Salute e Anziani Distretto 3, ASS1 “Triestina”, Trieste, Italy
D. Ghersetti
Affiliation:
CDDD Distretto 3, ASS1 “Triestina”, Trieste, Italy
F. Sandri
Affiliation:
University Psychiatric Clinic, Università di Trieste, Trieste, Italy
E. Pascolo-Fabrici
Affiliation:
University Psychiatric Clinic, Università di Trieste, Trieste, Italy

Abstract

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Introduction

Trieste is a city characterized by a high mean age of the resident population, with 6,000 people with a cognitive impairment. Evidences show that is necessary to have a multidisciplinary approach, making alliances with the social network and families, while dealing with people with cognitive impairment. Because of this, the 3rd catchment district has developed a Mobile Daily Centre that aims to promote health, abilities and socialization giving the possibilities for these people to stay in a social context.

Objectives

Evaluating the impact of the Mobile Daily Centre on QoL of people with Cognitive Impairment.

Aims

Considering the rate of hospitalization and access to the first aid unit at the general hospital.

Methods

Retrospective Observational Study for the period between 01.01.2012 and 30.04.2014 on people in charge to the MDC. We have considered socio-demographic variables such as age, gender, care-givers; clinical variables such as psychopharmacotherapy and acetylcolinesterase-inhibitors drugs; rates of hospitalization, number of accesses to the first aid unit and of interventions of the MDC.

Results

in the period of the study 20 patients have been followed by the MDC; half of them had a psycho-pharmacological prescription. Very low rates of institutionalization have been detected.

Conclusions

MDC, in these small numbers, has shown to reduce the number of improper institutionalizations while guaranteeing to the elder people to maintain their abilities and socialization and to their care-givers periods of relief. Moreover, it promotes social inclusion and destigmatization. These results suggest that more territorial work and further studies should be done.

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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2015
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