Independent
Evaluator's Findings: Major Highlights
Village members had significantly fewer hospital days
than the comparison members. Village members also had significantly
lower costs for inpatient care.
- At the Village, 72.6% of members tried paid
employment over a three-year period, compared to 14.6% of the
comparison group.
- The percentage of Village members living in group and
institutional settings declined from 15.8% at baseline to 10.8% after
three years. Among the comparison members, the percentage remained
fairly constant from 23.7% at baseline to 23.2% after three years.
- Village members reported more solitary leisure
activities and more activities with others during the week before the
interview than did comparison members. Village members reported
significantly more support at each of the three annual interviews.
- Families of Village members reported significantly
less burden and less stress from burden than did family members of the
comparison group. Families of Village members also were much more
positive about the member’s hopes for the future than families of
the comparison group.
- Members at the Village were significantly more
satisfied with mental health services than members in the comparison
group.
In Chandler, D., Meisel, J., Hu, T., McGowen, M., & Madison, K.
Client Outcomes in a Three-Year Controlled Study of an Integrated Service
Agency Model. Psychiatric Services, December, 1996, 47, No. 12, pp.
1337-1343.
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