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Does Mental Illness Affect Consumer Direction of Community-Based Care? Lessons From the Arkansas Cash and Counseling Program - Research Abstract

02/16/2008 | Requests *

Summary

The authors examined whether consumer direction is effective for elderly people with mental illness. The treatment group, those that participated in Cash and Counseling, fared better than elderly people that have a mental illness but did not participate in C&C. They also fared as well as elderly people without mental illness that were in the program. Variables studied included measures of consumer satisfaction as well as objective measures such as health, among others.

Author

Shen PhD, Ce; Smyer PhD, Michael A.; Mahoney PhD, Kevin J.; Loughlin PhD, Dawn M; Simon-Rusinowitz PhD; Lori; Mahoney DNS, Ellen K.

Available Files

Research Abstract Off-site link

Keywords

Personal Assistant; Person Centered Planning; Medicaid; Independent Living; Evidence-Based Practice; Cash and Counseling; Caregiving; 1915c; CCDE;

Topic

Aging Issues, Mental Health, Quality

Type/Tool

Research abstracts

Source

Gerontologist

State

Arkansas, All States/Territories

Date Created

06/16/2008

Contact

Ce Shen
Boston College Graduate School of Social Work

shenc@bc.edu

Short URL

www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/doc/2280

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