Function of community health service in the prevention and cure of non-infectious chronic diseases / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the function of the domestic sickbeds set up by our hospital in the prevention and cure of non infectious chronic diseases. Methods A perspective study was made through offering health education, guidance and home treatment to 116 cases using domestic sickbeds and employing the method of self management. In addition, the clinical treatment results of the patients and the rate of their satisfaction towards domestic sickbeds were surveyed, analyzed and assessed. Results Through long term follow up visits, it was found that compared with the intermittently standardized group and the completely non standardized group, the control rate of chronic diseases in the standardized group with systematic management and treatment was significantly higher while the rates of complications and mortality were much lower (P