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[Assessing drug consumers' care from the user's viewpoint].

Antonio Rial Boubeta1, Ledicia Lamas Veiga, Teresa Braña Tobío

  • 1Universidad de Santiago, Facultad de Psicología, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. mtarial@usc.es

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|May 1, 2009
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Summary

Researchers created a brief, reliable 13-item scale to regularly assess the perceived quality of care in drug addiction treatment centers. This tool evaluates personnel, access, and facilities, aiding service improvement.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychometric evaluation
  • Health services research
  • Substance abuse treatment quality assessment

Context:

  • Drug-dependent People centers within the Galician Plan for Drugs network require regular quality assessment.
  • Existing quality assessment tools may lack brevity, ease of application, or comprehensive psychometric properties.
  • User perception is a critical indicator of service quality in healthcare settings.

Purpose:

  • To develop a psychometrically sound, brief, and easily applicable scale for assessing the perceived quality of assistance in drug addiction treatment centers.
  • To identify key dimensions of service quality from the user's perspective.
  • To provide a tool for regular, objective quality diagnosis and identification of areas for improvement.

Summary:

  • A 13-item scale was developed and validated using data from 902 interviews across 17 drug addiction treatment units in Galicia.
  • The scale demonstrates high reliability and validity, assessing three core dimensions: Personnel, Access, and Facilities.
  • Analysis of user perceptions provides an objective measure of service quality.

Impact:

  • The scale offers a practical tool for management to objectively diagnose service quality and pinpoint areas for enhancement.
  • Regular application of the scale can lead to continuous quality improvement in drug addiction treatment services.
  • Findings support the integration of user-centered quality assessment in addiction care networks.