TY - JOUR
T1 - The New York City Mental Health Needs Assessment Study (MHNAS)
T2 - Objectives, design, and methods
AU - Norman, Christina C.
AU - McDonald, Kate
AU - Schneider, Amanda E.
AU - Malinovsky, Igor
AU - Goldmann, Emily
AU - Blauschild, Michael K.
AU - Driver, Cynthia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
PY - 2018/6
Y1 - 2018/6
N2 - Objectives: This paper describes the objectives, design, and methods of the Mental Health Needs Assessment Study (MHNAS). The objective of the MHNAS was to assess the needs of individuals transitioning to the community following psychiatric hospitalization and again 3–5 months later to inform community service planning. Needs were defined broadly to include domains like housing, employment, treatment, and social support. Methods: The MHNAS used a 2-stage clustered sampling approach where the primary sampling units were hospitals and secondary sampling units were patients. The study included an in-person patient interview, an assessment of need from a key hospital worker, and a follow-up telephone interview 3–5 months after discharge. Results: One thousand one hundred twenty-nine patients from 8 randomly selected hospitals participated. The overall response rate was 54.3% with a cooperation rate of 71.8%. The sample was similar to the overall population of psychiatric patients with respect to several key demographics. Conclusion: The MHNAS demonstrates the feasibility of conducting a needs assessment with a random sample of psychiatric inpatients in a large urban setting. Results from this study may improve community service planning to better meet individuals' needs, with the ultimate goal of reducing rehospitalization and promoting recovery.
AB - Objectives: This paper describes the objectives, design, and methods of the Mental Health Needs Assessment Study (MHNAS). The objective of the MHNAS was to assess the needs of individuals transitioning to the community following psychiatric hospitalization and again 3–5 months later to inform community service planning. Needs were defined broadly to include domains like housing, employment, treatment, and social support. Methods: The MHNAS used a 2-stage clustered sampling approach where the primary sampling units were hospitals and secondary sampling units were patients. The study included an in-person patient interview, an assessment of need from a key hospital worker, and a follow-up telephone interview 3–5 months after discharge. Results: One thousand one hundred twenty-nine patients from 8 randomly selected hospitals participated. The overall response rate was 54.3% with a cooperation rate of 71.8%. The sample was similar to the overall population of psychiatric patients with respect to several key demographics. Conclusion: The MHNAS demonstrates the feasibility of conducting a needs assessment with a random sample of psychiatric inpatients in a large urban setting. Results from this study may improve community service planning to better meet individuals' needs, with the ultimate goal of reducing rehospitalization and promoting recovery.
KW - mental health needs assessment
KW - mental health service needs
KW - psychiatric epidemiology
KW - psychiatric hospitalization
KW - social needs
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U2 - 10.1002/mpr.1606
DO - 10.1002/mpr.1606
M3 - Article
C2 - 29392814
AN - SCOPUS:85041225522
SN - 1049-8931
VL - 27
JO - International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
JF - International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
IS - 2
M1 - e1606
ER -