Meaningful information or a bureaucratic exercise? Exploring the value of routine outcome measurement in mental health

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1098-1114

  Happell, Brenda ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHILOSOPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; DATA COLLECTION; FOCUS GROUPS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VICTORIA;

EID: 53849140121     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01612840802319852     Document Type: Article

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