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Researching and evaluating model geriatric mental health programs, Part II: Measurement of outcomes
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Researching and evaluating model geriatric mental health programs, Part II: Measurement of outcomes

D. W. Russell and Kathleen C. Buckwalter
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, Vol.5(2), pp.76-83
04/01/1991
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9417(05)80020-2
PMID: 1905524

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Abstract

The second article in this three-part series on researching and evaluating geriatric mental health programs focuses on measurement of outcomes. Five issues are discussed: (1) specifying relevant outcome variables, (2) reliability of measures, (3) systematic biases in assessment, (4) validity of measures, and (5) evaluation of program costs.

Nursing Aged Bias (Epidemiology) Cost-Benefit Analysis Depressive Disorder/therapy Humans Mental Disorders/therapy Mental Health Services/economics/standards Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) Program Evaluation Reproducibility of Results

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