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- Title
Factors Associated with Perceived Continuity of Care Among Patients Suffering from Mental Disorders.
- Authors
Loranger, Claudie; Fleury, Marie-Josée
- Abstract
This cross-sectional study identified variables associated with continuity of care among 327 patients with mental disorders receiving services from a variety of professionals in different Quebec settings. Based on the Andersen's Behavioral Model, a linear regression analysis was performed. Attention deficit and mood disorders were negatively associated with continuity of care, while substance use disorders and quality of life revealed positive associations. Consulting a psychologist was linked to weaker continuity of care whereas visiting a drug rehabilitation center, social support, and satisfaction with services were positively related. Fostering social support, comprehensive and integrated care, and facilitating access to psychologists could lead to improved continuity of care.
- Subjects
QUEBEC (Province); TREATMENT of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; SUBSTANCE abuse treatment; AFFECTIVE disorders; CONTINUUM of care; HEALTH services accessibility; INTEGRATED health care delivery; MATHEMATICAL models; MENTAL health services; PATIENT satisfaction; PSYCHOLOGISTS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY of life; REGRESSION analysis; SOCIAL support; TREATMENT programs; CROSS-sectional method
- Publication
Community Mental Health Journal, 2020, Vol 56, Issue 4, p670
- ISSN
0010-3853
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10597-019-00528-z