Towards quality indicators for assertive outreach programmes for severely impaired substance abusers: concept mapping with Dutch experts

Objective. We investigated the concept of ‘quality of assertive outreach programmes for severely impaired substance abusers’ with the aim of developing a conceptual framework as the basis for an assessment instrument. Design. We held a concept-mapping session with 13 experts in 2003. Fifty measurable elements of quality were mentioned and rated in terms of relative importance on a Likert-type response scale. Subsequently, the experts grouped the statements that were similar in content. The resulting concept map and additional interpretation made up the final quality framework. Setting/study pa... Mehr ...