[Validation of two measuring instruments for routine outcome monitoring in psychiatry: the HORVAN study]. / Validering van twee meetinstrumenten voor routine outcome monitoring in de psychiatrie: de HORVAN-studie.
Tijdschr Psychiatr
; 53(10): 715-26, 2011.
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| ID: mdl-21989750
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Transparency in psychiatry can be increased by the use of routine outcome monitoring (rom) instruments. Instruments should be easy to use and take very little time to complete; they also need to have psychometric qualities, be sensitive to change, and provide information about patients' symptoms, and about interpersonal and social functioning.AIM:
To investigate to what extent the combination of Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) and the Outcome Questionnaire (OQ) in the Dutch situation meets the above-mentioned quality criteria and to examine how the combination relates to the Symptom CheckList (SCL-90).METHOD:
Data for 148 patients collected at three measurement moments were available for analysis. The psychometric qualities of the instruments and their sensitivity to change were checked carefully.RESULTS:
The three scales showed high values for internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha). The HoNOS total score and the subscales of the OQ correlated reasonably well with the SCL-90 total score (convergence validity). At the first measurements, patients with a comorbid diagnosis had the lowest scores (discrimination validity). The clinically significant change between T1 and T2 and between T2 and T3 was sufficiently high for all three measuring instruments.CONCLUSION:
The combination of the HoNOS rating scale and the self-report list OQ seems to be suitable for ROM in psychiatry.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Psicometria
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Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde
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Transtornos Mentais
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Serviços de Saúde Mental
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Nl
Revista:
Tijdschr Psychiatr
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article