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A COMPARISON OF JOINT REVIEWS AND LIFE PLANS IN A HOSPITAL POPULATION OF OLDER PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
Author(s) -
Dagnan D. J.,
Sturmey P.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
mental handicap research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1468-3148
pISSN - 0952-9608
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3148.1993.tb00064.x
Subject(s) - set (abstract data type) , plan (archaeology) , joint (building) , service (business) , process (computing) , psychology , operations management , quality of life (healthcare) , population , quality (philosophy) , gerontology , computer science , applied psychology , medicine , business , nursing , engineering , marketing , geography , environmental health , architectural engineering , philosophy , archaeology , epistemology , programming language , operating system
The goals set using a structured individual planning system (The STEP Life Plan; Chamberlain, 1985a, b) were compared with those set in the locally developed joint health and Social Service review system that preceded it. The structured system lead to improvement in both the quality and goals set and the potential for client and family involvement in the planning process.