Planning for community care: the Community Placement Questionnaire.
The article reviews methodological issues relating to planning surveys of long-stay populations and describes the development of an assessment instrument, the Community Placement Questionnaire, designed to aid planning for long-stay patients resident in hospitals scheduled for rundown or closure. Reliability and validity data are presented and the advantages and limitations of the instrument are discussed.
Research and Development for Psychiatry, TR House, London, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000639:trends*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000639:trends*; D003688:Deinstitutionalization / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D006271:Health Facility Closure; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000639:trends; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom