title: The effect of provider characteristics on case management activities.
abstract: The authors investigated the impact of provider characteristics on the performance of clinical case managers. Case managers in a large California county were interviewed using a structured instrument that assessed service linkage, assertive outreach, and family management. Findings indicate that assertive outreach was done more often by more experienced case managers, and less often by those with larger caseloads. Belief in the efficacy of an activity was associated with doing it much more frequently.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Grusky
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Webster
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Podus
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology; D002140:California; D019090:Case Management; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged