Qualitative Legal Needs Study
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February 17, 2009 - 10:25 pm
In April 2008, the National Center and MLP | Boston with Cornell University conducted a qualitative study to measure the impact of MLP on patient-families. 72 interviews were conducted with patient-families (36 had access to medical-legal partnership services, 36 did not). The study found that MLP patient-families:
- Were more likely to acknowledge they had a problem when speaking with their doctors
- Were better, more skilled advocates
- Employed more effective strategies to solve legal problems then they would have otherwise
- Felt supported while receiving legal assistance
- Saw improvements in their families' well-being
- Were able to assist other families with the knowledge they gained