Table 1 Questions and caregivers’ responses concerning alternatives to long-stay hospitalization
Do you willingly consider your patient’s discharge if government provide or choose following alternatives to hospitalization? | ||
|---|---|---|
Alternative to hospitalization | Yes (%) | No (%) |
Free residential facility | 49.2 | 50.8 |
Financial support if caregiver live with their patient | 32.8 | 67.2 |
Discharge order from Mental Health Review Board (MHRB) | 36.4 | 63.6 |
if the patient was discharged by MHRB, what would you do? | ||
maintain outpatient treatment | 23.5 | |
transfer to other mental hospital | 50.0 | |
send them to residential facility | 17.7 | |
etc | 8.8 | |
Transfer to public hospital in severe cases | 61.1 | 38.9 |
Free day care program | 32.3 | 67.7 |