An examination of differences in outcome priorities among stakeholders in community based services for seriously mentally ill adults.

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Author	Brelsford, John E.
Copyright Year	1996
Abstract	AN EXAMINATION OF DIFFERENCES IN OUTCOME PRIORITIES AMONG STAKEHOLDERS IN COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES FOR SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL ADULTS SEPTEMBER 1996 JOHN E. BRELSFORD, B.S., UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST M.Ed., UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST Directed by: Professor John C. Carey This study examined whether the concept of desired outcome in community programs serving adults with psychiatric disorders was a unitary or multifaceted concept and whether, if multifaceted, subject stakeholder group membership or variables of sex, education, age or attitudes were related to subject preferences for types of outcome. A literature review and focus groups were used to establish a broad range of potential outcomes and 47 subjects from six stakeholder groups (clients, family members, direct care staff, directors of programs serving clients with serious psychiatric disorders, DMH personnel who made service funding decisions, and taxpayers) sorted the 82 outcomes in order of their perceived importance. Subject responses were factor analyzed and a five factor solution was interpreted as indicating concerns for 1) increased client self determination, 2) risk reduction and stability, 3) provision for basic needs, 4) increasingly
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