Systems integration and substance abuse service delivery

系统集成和药物滥用服务提供

• 批准号: 6810310
• 负责人: HEATHER LARKIN
• 金额: $ 5.4万
• 依托单位: CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-08-20 至 2005-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6810310
• 关键词: behavioral /social science research tag; clinical research; data collection methodology /evaluation; drug abuse information system; drug abuse therapy; health care quality; health care service evaluation; health care service organization; health services research tag; health surveys; human therapy evaluation; mental health organization; mental health personnel; questionnaires; substance abuse epidemiology

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Substance abuse is a complex problem that impacts all realms of life: physiological, psychological, social, spiritual, and economic. There has been discussion about the way that current, fragmented and separate service delivery systems can contribute to relapse or difficulties with program outcomes. This project seeks the answers to the following specific research questions: 1) what levels of service integration are currently in place in substance abuse treatment organizations? 2) To what extent does variation in organizational characteristics relate to level of integration? 3) To what extent does variation in target population characteristics relate to level of integration? In order to advance this direction in research, this study proposes to collect data from 112 treatment facilities in order to systematically examine the impact of various organizational and target population characteristics on the level of service integration presently in place in substance abuse treatment service delivery units representative of diverse geographic locations in the state of Maryland. This is a beginning study on service integration that attempts to demonstrate the empirical validity of one specific model to measure integration, which may be used in the future to determine the most effective means of delivering services. All of the information gathered in this study will prove useful in terms of enhancing quality of substance abuse treatment in agencies. The ultimate impact of increased continuity within the system on the health of the population at large is likely to offer a significant cost-reduction to society.

描述（由申请人提供）： 药物滥用是一个影响生命所有领域的复杂问题：生理，心理，社会，精神和经济。已经讨论过当前，分散和单独的服务交付系统可以为程序成果带来复发或困难的方式。该项目寻求以下特定研究问题的答案：1）药物滥用治疗组织目前正在建立哪些服务整合水平？ 2）组织特征的变化在多大程度上与整合水平有关？ 3）目标人群特征的变化在多大程度上与整合水平有关？为了促进研究中的这一方向，本研究建议从112个治疗设施中收集数据，以系统地检查各种组织和目标人群特征对目前在药物滥用治疗服务提供服务部门的服务水平的影响。 这是一项关于服务整合的开始研究，试图证明一种特定模型衡量整合的经验有效性，将来可以使用该模型来确定提供服务的最有效方法。这项研究中收集的所有信息将在提高机构药物滥用治疗质量方面被证明是有用的。系统中增加连续性对整个人口健康的最终影响可能会给社会带来大量的成本降低。