title: Objectives for a system of health care delivery for HIV infected people.
abstract: This paper assumes that the effectiveness and efficiency of an integrated community system of care for HIV infected people may depend to a large extent on common perceptions of the objectives of such a system among three sets of actors--the patient, the professional care manager, and the continual care giver. It discusses a decision analytic inquiry into that concurrence on objectives. The conclusion is that within the community studied there is strong evidence of a significant lack of such common purpose.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006040:Goals; D006126:Group Processes; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008145:Louisiana; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010358:Patient Participation; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States