Assessment of a consultation-liaison psychiatry and psychology health care program

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relevance of subjective criteria adopted by a psychiatry and psychology consultation-liaison service, and their suitability in the evaluation of case registries and objective results. METHODS: Semi-structured interviews were conducted and all supervisors of the universi...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Andreoli, Paola Ba [UNIFESP], Mari, Jair de Jesus [UNIFESP]
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2002
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Repositório:Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/1395
Acesso em linha:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102002000200015
http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/1395
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Mental health services
Services evaluation
Quality of health care
Psychiatry
Psychology
Consultation-liaison
Serviços de saúde mental
Avaliação de serviços
Qualidade dos cuidados de saúde
Psiquiatria
Psicologia
Interconsulta
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Resumo:OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relevance of subjective criteria adopted by a psychiatry and psychology consultation-liaison service, and their suitability in the evaluation of case registries and objective results. METHODS: Semi-structured interviews were conducted and all supervisors of the university hospital service were interviewed. Routinely collected case registries were also reviewed. Standardized assessment with content analysis for each category was carried out. RESULTS: The results showed distortions in the adopted service focus (doctor-patient relationship) and consultant requests. This focus is more on consulting physician-oriented interventions than on patients. DISCUSSION: Evaluation of the relevance of service criteria could help promoting quality assessment of the services provided, mainly when objective criteria have not yet been established to assure their suitability.