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The Gerontologist, Vol 33, Issue 4 523-528, Copyright © 1993 by The Gerontological Society of America
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CH Hirsch, HD Davies, F Boatwright and G Ochango
Section of Geriatrics, University of California, Sacramento 95817.
The short-term admission to a nursing home of patients with dementia represents an important respite option for their caregivers, yet little is known about how it affects the patients. Twenty-six of 39 men admitted to a Veterans Affairs dementia respite program experienced a small but statistically significant decline in self-care and behavior at 2 days after discharge, but by 14 days most had returned to their pre-respite status. Patients who deteriorated substantially had, on average, greater independence in self-care and less cognitive impairment at admission than those who improved or worsened minimally.
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