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Predicting resource utilization in a comprehensive center: An evaluation of three alternative methods
Author(s) -
Potter Alan,
Halpern Joseph,
Binner Paul R.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1007/bf00881942
Subject(s) - health psychology , public health , center (category theory) , resource (disambiguation) , psychology , computer science , medicine , nursing , chemistry , crystallography , computer network
Three alternative methods for obtaining anticipated resource utilization information for comprehensive mental health centers are proposed. The methods differ on two dimensions, sample selection and statistical technique. Using an admission cohort rather than a discharge cohort and eliminating patients who terminated treatment against medical advice permitted a refined prediction. Although no significant differences were found between the chi-square and multiple-regression techniques, the latter resulted in a substantially greater degree of flexibility.