Strategies in evaluation of complex health care interventions for people with physical or mental health issues / Wai-Tong Chien, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chien, Wai-Tong.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Outcome assessment (Medical care).

Medical care--Evaluation.

Medical care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Contents: Preface; Strategies in Evaluating a Complex Health Care Intervention: Important Issues for Consideration; An Outcome-Focused Evaluation of Three Models of Psychosocial Interventions for People with Schizophrenia; Process-Focused Evaluation: How Does It Work?; Strategies For Evaluating The Effectiveness of Nursing Interventions for Children Undergoing a Surgery; A Theory-Based Intervention to Promote Chinese First-Time Pregnant Women's Self-Efficacy for Childbirth Wan-Yim Ip; The Therapeutic Value of Non-Pharmacological Therapy for Patients with Heart Failure: A Process and Outcome Evaluation; A Controlled Trial of a Disease Management Program for Families of People with Dementia; The Importance of Incorporating Cultural Issues into Nursing Interventions for Chinese Populations; Strategies in Evaluating Health Care Services: Mixed Methods Approach; Expert Commentary: Ethical Challenges of Conducting an Evaluation Research of an Intervention for Palliative Care Patients; Index.

Contents:

Strategies in evaluating a complex health care intervention : important issues for consideration / Carmen W.H. Chan and Wai-Tong Chien

An outcome-focused evaluation of three models of psychosocial interventions for people with schizophrenia / Wai-Tong Chien

Process-focused evaluation : how does it work? / Carmen W.H. Chan

Strategies for evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventions for children undergoing surgery / William H.C. Li

A theory-based intervention to promote Chinese first-time pregnant women's self-efficacy for childbirth / Wan-Yim Ip

The therapeutic value of non-pharmacological therapy for patients with heart failure : a process and outcome evaluation / Doris S.F. Yu and Diana T.F. Lee

A controlled trial of a disease management program for families of people with dementia / Wai-Tong Chien and Thea K.H. Brennan

The importance of incorporating cultural issues into nursing interventions for Chinese populations / William H.C. Li

Strategies in evaluating health care services : mixed methods approach / Wai-Tong Chien and David R. Thompson

Expert commentary : ethical challenges of conducting evaluation research on an intervention for palliative care patients / Carmen W.H. Chan and Y.Y. Chui.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61324-112-7

OCLC:

704275247