TY - JOUR
T1 - A review of the literature and a preliminary study of family compliance in a developmental disabilities clinic
AU - Brasić, James Robert
AU - Will, Michael V.
AU - Ahn, Seok Cheol
AU - Nadrich, Robert H.
AU - McNally, Geralyn
PY - 1998/2
Y1 - 1998/2
N2 - To investigate the compliance of family members with the treatment recommended for patients, three child and adolescent psychiatrists assessed the charts of all active outpatients in a developmental disabilities clinic in the psychiatric department of a tertiary care municipal hospital utilizing a Family Compliance Checklist a survey form for chart review, in October, 1993 (n = 40), and in April, 1994 (n = 41). Almost no clients missed appointments over a 6-mo. period. Only one family refused to permit the use of medication. Three families refused to make appointments. The majority of the patients were Hispanic and almost half were Roman Catholic. We conclude that most families of patients in a developmental disabilities clinic comply with recommended treatment plans including scheduled appointments and preserved medications.
AB - To investigate the compliance of family members with the treatment recommended for patients, three child and adolescent psychiatrists assessed the charts of all active outpatients in a developmental disabilities clinic in the psychiatric department of a tertiary care municipal hospital utilizing a Family Compliance Checklist a survey form for chart review, in October, 1993 (n = 40), and in April, 1994 (n = 41). Almost no clients missed appointments over a 6-mo. period. Only one family refused to permit the use of medication. Three families refused to make appointments. The majority of the patients were Hispanic and almost half were Roman Catholic. We conclude that most families of patients in a developmental disabilities clinic comply with recommended treatment plans including scheduled appointments and preserved medications.
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U2 - 10.2466/pr0.1998.82.1.275
DO - 10.2466/pr0.1998.82.1.275
M3 - Article
C2 - 9520565
AN - SCOPUS:0031992440
SN - 0033-2941
VL - 82
SP - 275
EP - 286
JO - Psychological reports
JF - Psychological reports
IS - 1
ER -