TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of completers and noncompleters in a transitional residential program for homeless mentally ill
AU - Baier, Marjorie
AU - Murray, Ruth
AU - North, Carol S
AU - Lato, Mary
AU - Eskew, Cary
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge partial funding for this project from the Office of Research, Saint Louis University School of Nursing. The authors also gratefully acknowledge input from a non-parametrics course taught by Barry Katz, PhD, in the fall of 1993, regarding statistical analysis used by Marjorie Baier in the preparation of this paper. Address correspondence to Marjorie Baier, 1221 West Main Street, Collinsville, IL 62234-3033, USA.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Two groups of clients in a transitional residential program, designated as completers and noncompleters, were compared to evaluate program effectiveness. Clinical records of 228 former clients were examined for demographics, needs on admission, participation in activities, length of stay, psychiatric diagnosis, and type of discharge. This program discharged 48% (110) of the residents according to the contract established on admission. Mean length of stay for program completers was 143 days; length of stay varied for noncompleters. Subjects who completed the program were more likely to obtain permanent housing than noncompleters. Participation in at least two activities while in residence was significantly related to program completion. Type of discharge or length of stay did not vary significantly by Axis 1 psychiatric diagnosis, including chemical dependence, or gender.
AB - Two groups of clients in a transitional residential program, designated as completers and noncompleters, were compared to evaluate program effectiveness. Clinical records of 228 former clients were examined for demographics, needs on admission, participation in activities, length of stay, psychiatric diagnosis, and type of discharge. This program discharged 48% (110) of the residents according to the contract established on admission. Mean length of stay for program completers was 143 days; length of stay varied for noncompleters. Subjects who completed the program were more likely to obtain permanent housing than noncompleters. Participation in at least two activities while in residence was significantly related to program completion. Type of discharge or length of stay did not vary significantly by Axis 1 psychiatric diagnosis, including chemical dependence, or gender.
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U2 - 10.3109/01612849609009405
DO - 10.3109/01612849609009405
M3 - Review article
C2 - 8920335
AN - SCOPUS:0030185522
SN - 0161-2840
VL - 17
SP - 337
EP - 352
JO - Issues in Mental Health Nursing
JF - Issues in Mental Health Nursing
IS - 4
ER -