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Conceptualizing and validating the human services integration measure.

Gina Browne¹, Jacqueline Roberts, Amiram Gafni

¹System Linked Research Unit (SLRU) on Health and Social Service Utilization, School of Nursing, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, (CE&B) McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. browneg@mcmaster.ca

International Journal of Integrated Care

|June 15, 2006

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This study introduces a new Human Service Measure to quantify human service integration. The validated tool accurately distinguishes between service networks with varying levels of integration.

Area of Science:

Social Sciences
Public Health
Health Services Research

Background:

Integrated service delivery is crucial for comprehensive health and social services.
Existing theories of collaboration inform a continuum of care across sectors.
Integration spans public, non-profit, and private financing sectors.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose and validate a model and measure for human service integration.
To assess integration through strategic alliances between autonomous services.
To achieve comprehensive health and social services for target populations.

Main Methods:

Developed and tested a quantitative measure of human service integration.
Identified the scope and depth of integration within and between service sectors.

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Applied the Human Service Measure to two distinct service networks.

Main Results:

The Human Service Measure demonstrated discriminate validity.
Scores accurately differentiated between networks with high and low integration.
The measure showed no correlation with partnership synergy, indicating distinct measurement.

Conclusions:

The proposed instrument effectively measures human service integration.
It is recommended for use alongside other measures to fully assess integration efforts.
This measure aids in understanding the functioning of service programs and networks.