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Criteria for success in deinstitutionalization: Perceptions of nursing homes by different interest groups
Author(s) -
Shadish William R.,
Thomas Sara,
Bootzin Richard R.
Publication year - 1982
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/bf00894144
Subject(s) - recidivism , set (abstract data type) , health psychology , perception , mental health , nursing , psychology , mental health care , public health , social psychology , medicine , criminology , psychiatry , neuroscience , computer science , programming language
Studies of deinstitutionalization often use a limited set of criteria by which to judge success. Social integration and recidivism, for example, are particularly popular criteria. Yet such criteria may not reflect the diverse settings in which community care occurs, nor the diverse views of success held by different interest groups. The present study presents a methodology for developing more comprehensive criteria for evaluating social programs, including deinstitutionalization. The methodology is illustrated by analyzing the perceptions of different interest groups about the nature of successful care for mental patients in nursing homes.