ArticleBMC psychiatry2014
Identifying perceived barriers to monitoring service quality among substance abuse treatment providers in South Africa.
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- Barriers and facilitators to implementing an evidence-based woman-focused intervention in South African health services.BMC health services research · 2017Trial
- Service user and healthcare-worker perspectives on Substance Use Disorder treatment journeys, relapse, and recovery in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Uganda.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Exploring perceptions of the services offered in Tanzanian sober houses: a mixed- methods study among service users and providers.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Residential and inpatient treatment of substance use disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2024Article
- Factors associated with patient-reported experiences and outcomes of substance use disorder treatment in Cape Town, South Africa.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2022Article
- A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of the Implementation of a Performance Measurement System for South Africa's Substance Use Treatment Services.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs. Supplement · 2019Article
- Performance Measurement in Mental Health and Addictions Systems: A Scoping Review.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs. Supplement · 2019Article
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- Openness to adopting evidence-based practice in public substance use treatment in South Africa using task shifting: Caseload size matters.Substance abuse · 2018Article
- Development and psychometric validation of a novel patient survey to assess perceived quality of substance abuse treatment in South Africa.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2015Article
- Addiction and treatment experiences among active methamphetamine users recruited from a township community in Cape Town, South Africa: A mixed-methods study.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundA performance measurement system is planned for South African substance abuse treatment services. Provider-level barriers to implementing these systems have been identified in the United States, but little is known about the nature of these barriers in South Africa. This study explored the willingness of South African substance abuse treatment providers' to adopt a performance measurement system and perceived barriers to monitoring service quality that would need to be addressed during system development.
methodsThree focus group discussions were held with treatment providers from two of the nine provinces in South Africa. These providers represented the diverse spread of substance abuse treatment services available in the country. The final sample comprised 21 representatives from 12 treatment facilities: eight treatment centres in the Western Cape and four in KwaZulu-Natal. Content analysis was used to extract core themes from these discussions.
resultsParticipants identified barriers to the monitoring of service quality that included outdated modes of collecting data, personnel who were already burdened by paperwork, lack of time to collect data, and limited skills to analyse and interpret data. Participants recommended that developers engage with service providers in a participatory manner to ensure that service providers are invested in the proposed performance measurement system.
conclusionFindings show that substance abuse treatment providers are willing to adopt a performance measurement system and highlight several barriers that need to be addressed during system development in order to enhance the likelihood that this system will be successfully implemented.
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