Although SLHs can be used as housing referrals after inpatient treatment, while clients attend outpatient treatment, after incarceration, or as an alternative to treatment, they have been understudied and underutilized.
Another study in Pakistan reported satisfaction levels of clients of outpatient departments of a health facility in Islamabad, which assessed pharmacy services as a component [ 18].
These provider characteristics are precisely the measures of quality that other studies have shown to matter most to clients seeking outpatient care [ 21- 23].
Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the factors that affected the acceptance of health PITC among clients attending outpatient services in selected health facilities in Harar, Ethiopia.
Although the effect sizes are modest in magnitude, they were generally consistent across several potential moderating variables including study design (preference versus active choice), psychoeducation (informed versus uninformed), setting (inpatient versus outpatient), client diagnosis (mental health versus other), and unit of randomization (client versus provider).
The cost per visit for outpatient clients ranged from $19 for outpatient methadone to $38 for intensive outpatient/aftercare treatment.
For outpatient clients, results reinforce the value of lengthier treatment duration and 12-step attendance in year 1.
Thirty two subjects suffering from depression and/or anxiety were recruited from both inpatient and predominantly outpatient clients of the hospital.
The current study aimed to determine the: (i) feasibility, (ii) acceptability, and (iii) cost per completed survey of computer tablet versus telephone data collection for clients attending an outpatient drug and alcohol treatment clinic.
Seventy-three outpatient clients were randomized to usual care enhanced with group CBT or usual care alone and assessed at three time points (baseline and 3 and 6 months postbaseline).
Dr. Russell's publications include articles on EMDR therapy with battlefield evacuees at a field hospital for combat-related acute stress disorder and PTSD, and the treatment of military outpatient clients.
