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Co-ordination and continuity of care in substance abuse treatment
(Coordination et continuité des soins dans le traitement de la toxicomanie)
Auteur(s) :
VANDERPLASSCHEN, W. ;
DE BOURDEAUDHUIJ I. ;
VAN OOST P.
Année
2002
Page(s) :
10-21
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
53
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
TRAITEMENT
;
PARTENARIAT
;
PRISE EN CHARGE
;
INFORMATION
;
COMMUNICATION
;
ETUDE LONGITUDINALE
Thésaurus géographique
BELGIQUE
Note générale :
European Addiction Research, 2002, 8, (1), 10-21
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Considering the complexity of drug dependence and the multicity of services for substance abusers, co-ordination and continuity of care are important prerequisites for the quality of substance abuse treatment. However, several shortcomings concerning co-operation, communication and co-ordination have been reported in most European countries. In this study, different aspects of co-ordination and continuity (e.g. first contact, intake, referral, follow-up) have been studied among all services (n = 27) that are addressed by substance abusers in a clear-cut region in Belgium. Structured interviews with key informants show a lack of systematic communication between services and a lack of follow-up of clients. A study of 57 client records in 12 of these 27 centers illustrates that relatively little information is registered concerning the course of the treatment process and that only 10% of all client files contain a treatment plan. Following the introduction of a formalized plan that was regarded as a precondition for systematizing and optimizing cornmunication between services, key informants considered the implementation of a model of case management as an appropriate way of improving co-ordination and continuity of care in this region. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Dept Orthopedagogics, Ghent Univ. H. Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Ghent
Belgique. Belgium.
Belgique. Belgium.