Day care center attendance

Day care center attendance has been studied in 1 paper since 2018: 1 observational study in people. The newest paper, Aug 1, 2018: “Changes in social psychological and functional variables among older people attending a day care center”.

Intervention

1 paper studies it6 findingsUpdated

“At discharge, significant improvements were observed for depression, perception of social support and physical frailty.”
Changes in social psychological and functional variables among older people attending a day care centerRevista medica de Chile2018doi:10.4067/s0034-98872018000800864

None of its findings points the other way.

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Humans1

What did studies of Day care center attendance find?

6

Studies of Day care center attendance measured 6 outcomes; the most studied are perception of solitude (1 study), cognitive function (1) and functional status (1).

Perception of solitude

no changein humans1

1 study
  1. Day care center attendance has no effect on perception of solitude in humans.

    “However, no changes in functional status, cognitive function and perception of solitude were observed.”

    Human trialat discharge compared with admissionn = 35

    Changes in social psychological and functional variables among older people attending a day care center

    Revista medica de Chile

Cognitive function

no changein humans1

1 study
  1. Day care center attendance has no effect on cognitive function in humans.

    “However, no changes in functional status, cognitive function and perception of solitude were observed.”

    Human trialat discharge compared with admissionn = 35

    Changes in social psychological and functional variables among older people attending a day care center

    Revista medica de Chile

Functional status

no changein humans1

1 study
  1. Day care center attendance has no effect on functional status in humans.

    “However, no changes in functional status, cognitive function and perception of solitude were observed.”

    Human trialat discharge compared with admissionn = 35

    Changes in social psychological and functional variables among older people attending a day care center

    Revista medica de Chile

Physical frailty

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Day care center attendance decreases physical frailty in humans.

    “At discharge, significant improvements were observed for depression, perception of social support and physical frailty.”

    Human trialat discharge compared with admissionn = 35

    Changes in social psychological and functional variables among older people attending a day care center

    Revista medica de Chile

Perception of social support

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Day care center attendance improves perception of social support in humans.

    “At discharge, significant improvements were observed for depression, perception of social support and physical frailty.”

    Human trialat discharge compared with admissionn = 35

    Changes in social psychological and functional variables among older people attending a day care center

    Revista medica de Chile

Depression score

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Day care center attendance decreases depression score in humans.

    “At discharge, significant improvements were observed for depression, perception of social support and physical frailty.”

    Human trialat discharge compared with admissionn = 35

    Changes in social psychological and functional variables among older people attending a day care center

    Revista medica de Chile

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