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Cuestionario sobre Indicadores de Calidad en Comunidad Terapica

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Author/Developer / Address:

FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN THE FIELD OF DRUG ABUSE (ERIT).
Group Of European Experts On Quality Indicators And Criteria In Therapeutic Communities For Drug Abusers.
http://www.erit.org

Publication dates:

1997

Description / Type of Assessment:

Questionnaire. It is a draft which contains quality standards for residential drug treatment services.

Primary use / Purpose:

To be used by services in a number of ways: Self-assessment. Joining with other services to form peer audit group. External, independent evaluation.

Domains measured / Life Areas / Problems Assessed:

FORMAL ASPECTS.
PHYSICAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH CONTROL.
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY & FINANCIAL QUESTIONS.
TECHNICAL TEAM: MAKE-UP, TRAINING & SUPERVISION.
ADMISSION PROCEDURE.
INDIVIDUAL PATIENT RECORDS.
PATIENT DIAGNOSIS & ASSESSMENT.
TREATMENT: GENERAL POINTS, ACTIVITIES & EDUCATION PROGRAMMES.
COMPLETION, DERIVATION & MONITORING.
PATIENTS' RIGHTS.
RELATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY & OTHER SERVICES.
QUALITY ASSURANCE.

Population:

Drug treatment services, residential and non-residential.

Administration / Completion Time:

Not reported.

Scoring Procedures:

The suggested scoring or evaluation to each criteria will be by using a five-point Likert scale and "Not applicable".

Scoring Time:

Not reported.

Credentials/Training:

Not reported.

Source of Psychometrics:

Not available.

Languages:

Spanish. Translation to several European Languages is in progress.

Availability / Inquiries:

ERIT.

Price:

Free.

Practicability / usefulness:

To assess quality standards for drug treatment services.

Comments:

This is a draft document which will be further developed and translated to several European languages. Although it was originally developed by experts working in residential programs, it is also useful for non-residential facilities.

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