Assessment of care provision integration in a community-based mental health system: balanced care model implementation in Andalusia (Spain).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Andalusia is the second largest region in Spain, and it has developed a comprehensive mental health (MH) plan that encourages the consolidation of the balanced care model. However, its geographical and socioeconomic disparity is a great challenge for a community-based MH system. Both the assessment of the implementation of the MH plan and the development of new tools to support decision-making can be considered critical.

Objectives

The present study aims (i) to assess how the integration of different types of MH care may influence system performance and (ii) to check the performance evolution of the integration process geographically regarding the small MH areas of Andalusia.

Methods

The performance of the Andalusian MH system was assessed by combining Mont

SUBMITTER: Diaz-Milanes D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11440898 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature