Quality of medical care for persons with serious mental illness: A comprehensive review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Prior studies suggest variation in the quality of medical care for somatic conditions such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes provided to persons with SMI, but to date no comprehensive review of the literature has been conducted. The goals of this review were to summarize the prior research on quality of medical care for the United States population with SMI; identify potential sources of variation in quality of care; and identify priorities for future research.

Methods

Peer-reviewed studies were identified by searching four major research databases and subsequent reference searches of retrieved articles. All studies assessing quality of care for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and HIV/AIDs among persons with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

SUBMITTER: McGinty EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4670551 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature