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A Regional Assessment of the Quality of Care for People With Schizophrenia in the Netherlands

Jaap van Weeghel, Ph.D. [email protected], Simone van de Lindt, M.A., Cees Slooff, M.D., Ph.D., Fons van de Kar, M.A. [email protected], Maaike van Vugt, M.A., and Durk Wiersma, Ph.D.Authors Info & Affiliations
Publication: Psychiatric Services
Volume 62, Number 7
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.7.pss6207_0789
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Abstract

This study examined the quality of mental health care for people with schizophrenia in eight regions in the Netherlands as assessed by the QUARTS: Quality Assessment of Regional Treatment Systems for Schizophrenia. The focus was on determining whether the introduction of multidisciplinary guidelines improved quality in service provision.

Methods:

The QUARTS, a standardized interview instrument, addresses the availability of and satisfaction with services from the perspectives of clinicians, patients, families, and community organizations. The first QUARTS assessment was done about the time the guidelines were introduced in the Netherlands (2005), and the second was two to four years later.

Results:

In all regions progress was made in the availability of care elements, although progress was limited for evidence-based rehabilitation interventions.

Conclusions:

Key clinicians in all regions perceived the guidelines as an important factor in improving the quality of schizophrenia care. QUARTS can be a helpful instrument for service monitoring and development. (Psychiatric Services 62:789–792, 2011)

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Table 1 Extent of implementation of 18 interventions recommended in multidisciplinary guidelines for schizophrenia, at baseline and follow-up

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Volume 62 • Number 7 • July 2011
Pages: 789 - 792
PubMed: 21724793

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Published online: 1 July 2011
Published in print: July 2011

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Jaap van Weeghel, Ph.D. [email protected]
Dr. van Weeghel and Mr. van de Kar are affiliated with the Phrenos Center of Expertise, Post Box 1203, Utrecht 3500 BE, the Netherlands (e-mail: [email protected]).
Dr. van Weeghel is also with the Parnassia Bavo Group, Dijk en Duin Mental Health Center, Castricum, the Netherlands.
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Simone van de Lindt, M.A.
Ms. van de Lindt and Ms. van Vugt are with Trimbos Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Cees Slooff, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Slooff is with the Department of Psychotic Disorders, GGZ Drenthe, Assen, and with the University Medical Center, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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Fons van de Kar, M.A. [email protected]
Dr. van Weeghel and Mr. van de Kar are affiliated with the Phrenos Center of Expertise, Post Box 1203, Utrecht 3500 BE, the Netherlands (e-mail: [email protected]).
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Maaike van Vugt, M.A.
Ms. van de Lindt and Ms. van Vugt are with Trimbos Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Durk Wiersma, Ph.D.
Dr. Wiersma is with the Robert Giel Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands.
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