title: Researching and evaluating model geriatric mental health programs, Part I: Design of mental health evaluation studies.
abstract: The first article in this three-part series on researching and evaluating geriatric mental health programs focuses on issues related to the design of studies for summative evaluations of geriatric mental health programs. Experimental and quasi-experimental designs are discussed in terms of their advantages and disadvantages, and threats to internal validity are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Buckwalter
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards*