Outcomes of a Freedom of Choice Reform in Community Mental Health Day Center Services.
Eklund, Mona LU
and Markström, Urban
(2015)
In Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
42(6).
p.664-671
- Abstract
- A freedom-of-choice reform within mental health day center services was evaluated. The reform aimed to (1) facilitate users' change between units and (2) increase the availability of service providers. Seventy-eight users responded to questionnaires about the reform, empowerment, social network, engagement and satisfaction and were followed-up after 15 months. Fifty-four percent knew about the reform. A majority stated the reform meant nothing to them; ~25 % had a negative and ~20 % a positive opinion. Satisfaction with the services had decreased after 15 months. Empowerment decreased for a more intensively followed subgroup. No positive consequences of the reform could thus be discerned.
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- Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
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- 42
- issue
- 6
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- 664 - 671
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- 10.1007/s10488-014-0601-1
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