Assessing preferences for schizophrenia outcomes: Comprehension and decision strategies in three assessment methods

Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 121-135

  Shumway, Martha ^a   Sentell, Tentine ^a,b   Chouljian, Tandy ^a,c   Tellier, Jen ^a,d,e   Rozewics, Francine ^a   Okun, Michele ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Argosy University   (United States)

^e John Muir Medical Center   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Methodology; Preferences; Schizophrenia; Think aloud; Treatment effectiveness; Treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF REPORT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0043198204     PISSN: 15223434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024415001045     Document Type: Article

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