Continuity of Care: An Approach to Measurement

ROSALYN D. BASS and CHARLES WINDLEAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 129, Number 2

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.196

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After defining continuity of care operationally, the authors developed the "Continuity of Care Inventory" for measuring the continuity provided to clients of a community mental health center as they moved among or stayed within particular services. The results obtained from using the inventory in the center for a one-month period illustrate the potential value of this procedure for other centers.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 129 • Number 2 • August 1972

Pages: 196 - 201

PubMed: 5041060

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Published in print: August 1972

Published online: 1 April 2006

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ROSALYN D. BASS

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CHARLES WINDLE

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11920 Coldstream Dr., Potomac, Md. 20854

Program Evaluation Specialist, Mental Health Services Research and Development Branch, Division of Mental Health Service Programs, National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, Md.

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Continuity of Care: An Approach to Measurement

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