Researching and evaluating model geriatric mental health programs, Part II: Measurement of outcomes.
The second article in this three-part series on researching and evaluating geriatric mental health programs focuses on measurement of outcomes. Five issues are discussed: (1) specifying relevant outcome variables, (2) reliability of measures, (3) systematic biases in assessment, (4) validity of measures, and (5) evaluation of program costs.
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Department of Hospital and Health Administration, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242.
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D000368:Aged; D015982:Bias; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results