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Continuity of Care in Early Intervention Programs and Court Support Programs: Giving Voice to Service Recipients and Their Families

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
19 November 2010

Abstract

Studies of continuity of care (CoC) have largely been quantitative and have originated outside of Canada. This qualitative study examined CoC using verbatim transcripts of interviews with 45 clients and 22 family members of early intervention or court support programs in Ontario. Data were analyzed drawing on Dewa et al.'s (this volume) conceptualization of CoC, which has orderliness, and temporal and cross-sectional aspects. Our analysis revealed a high degree of convergence in clients' and families' perspectives regarding key features of each of the five dimensions, indicating that indeed all dimensions are important to clients and families.

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Les études sur le suivi des soins (SdS) qui ont été faites jusqu'à maintenant sont pour la plupart quantitatives, et concernent des pays autres que le Canada. L'étude que nous présentons dans cet article est de nature qualitative; elle a été réalisée à partir de comptes rendus d'entrevues menées avec 45 bénéficiaires de soins et 22 membres de familles de bénéficiaires ayant eu accès à des interventions précoces ou à des programmes d'appui juridique en Ontario. Nous avons analysé ces données à partir du cadre de conceptualisation du SdS mis en place par Dewa et al. (dans ce numéro), qui offre une systématisation utile et comporte des aspects à la fois temporels et en coupe transversale. Notre analyse a révélé un haut degré de convergence des perspectives des bénéficiaires et des familles sur les éléments clés de chacune des cinq composantes du cadre, ce qui indique qu'elles sont toutes importantes pour les bénéficiaires et leurs familles.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 29Number S5January 2010
Pages: 41 - 51

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Joan Nandlal
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Nadia Ianni Palarchio
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Carolyn S. Dewa
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

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