Satisfaction of impaired health care professionals with mandatory treatment and monitoring.
OBJECTIVE
To measure the satisfaction of impaired health professionals with treatment and monitoring programs in Michigan and Indiana.


METHODS
Mailed surveys assessed overall program satisfaction, usefulness of various aspects of monitoring, and several miscellaneous items. Persons active in the Michigan (n = 620) and Indiana (n = 267) programs in July 2002 were included. Anonymous responses were received from 263 (43%) of Michigan and 120 (45%) of Indiana participants.


RESULTS
Means on the 1 to 5 satisfaction subscale were 3.6 (SD = .94) for Michigan and 4.1 (SD = .86) for Indiana. Means on the 1 to 4 monitoring subscale were 2.7 (SD = .62) for Michigan and 2.7 (SD = .57) for Indiana. 40% of Michigan respondents and 53% of Indiana respondents lacked insurance coverage for program costs. 39% of Michigan and 35% of Indiana respondents reported substance abuse or mental health difficulties prior to their professional career.
Fletcher
Carol E
CE
Michigan Health Professional Recovery Corporation, USA. cefletch@umich.edu
Ronis
David L
DL
D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000436:Alcoholics Anonymous; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010815:Physician Impairment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D011363:Professional Impairment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D012008:Recurrence; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*