Psychometric evaluation of the Spanish version of CONNECT: A measure of continuity of care in mental health services

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-33

  Chavez, Ligia M ^a   Canino, G ^a   Shrout, P E ^b   Barrio, C ^c   Ware, N C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity of care; Culturally sensitive; Mental health services; Outcome assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; PUERTO RICO; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34247209061     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.200     Document Type: Article

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