Measuring HIV/AIDS case management.
Studies of HIV/AIDS case management have been limited by their almost exclusive focus on adults and by the limitations of available methodologies. This study assesses the use of a time study methodology to measure the case management activities of 20 case managers in two urban hospital pediatric and adult HIV/ AIDS clinics and in 3 community organizations. Case management activity was sampled using a beeper case managers carried, which signaled randomly 8 times a day over 5 consecutive days. When the signal "beeped", case managers checked on a form the appropriate descriptor of their involvement in case management tasks and with different clients. The results suggest that the Time Study methodology is a useful and valid way of measuring case management.
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Department of Pediatrics, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D019090:Case Management / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009519:New York City; D019370:Observation / Q000379:methods; D010548:Personal Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011340:Problem Solving; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design; D012947:Social Work / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data