Brief scale for measuring the outcomes of emotional and behavioural disorders in children

1999 ◽  
Vol 174 (5) ◽  
pp. 413-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon G. Gowers ◽  
Richard C. Harrington ◽  
Anna Whitton ◽  
Paul Lelliott ◽  
Anne Beevor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Outcome Data ◽  
Written Feedback ◽  
Behavioural Disorders ◽  
Routine Outcome Measurement ◽  
Measure Change ◽  
Independent Rating

BackgroundFollowing the development of a child and adolescent version of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOSCA), field trials were conducted to assess their feasibility and acceptability in routine outcome measurement.AimsTo evaluate the reliability, validity and acceptability of HoNOSCA in routine outcome measurement.MethodFollowing training, 36 field sites provided ratings on 1276 cases at one time point and outcome data on 906. Acceptability was assessed by way of written feedback and at a debriefing meeting.ResultsHoNOSCA demonstrated satisfactory reliability and validity characteristics. It was sensitive to change and its ability to measure change accorded with the clinicians' independent rating. HoNOSCA was reasonably acceptable to clinicians' from a range of disciplines and services.ConclusionsProvided that training needs can be met, HoNOSCA represents a satisfactory brief outcome measure which could be used routinely in child and adolescent mental health services.

Routine Outcome Measurement in a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service: An Evaluation of HoNOSCA

2001 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 370-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Brann ◽  
Grahame Coleman ◽  
Ernest Luk
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Routine Outcome Measurement ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health Service

Objective: This paper evaluates a range of properties for a clinician-based instrument designed for routine use in a child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS). Method: The Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA) is a new outcome measure with great promise. Case vignettes were used to examine interrater reliability. HoNOSCA was implemented for routine outpatient use by multidisciplinary staff with a return rate of 84%. The 305 ratings obtained at assessment were analysed by age, gender and diagnosis. Asample of 145 paired ratings with a 3-month interval were examined for the measurement of change over time. Results: Interrater reliability of the total score indicates moderate reliability if absolute scores are used and good reliability if the total score is used for relative comparisons. Most scales have good to very good reliability. The scales discriminated between age and gender in the expected way. HoNOSCA correlated with clinicians’ views of change and was sensitive to change over a 3-month period. The total score seemed a proxy for severity. Conclusion: Routine outcome instruments must be explored in settings where they will be used and with realistic training. HoNOSCA appears to be of value in routine outcome measurement and although questions remain about reliability and validity, the results strongly support further investigation.

scholarly journals Use of a routine, self-report outcome measure (HoNOSCA–SR) in two adolescent mental health services

2002 ◽  
Vol 180 (3) ◽  
pp. 266-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Gowers ◽  
Warren Levine ◽  
Sarah Bailey-Rogers ◽  
Alison Shore ◽  
Emma Burhouse
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Outcome Measure ◽  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Routine Outcome Measurement ◽  
Health Measures ◽  
Length Of Treatment ◽  
Report Outcome Measure

BackgroundThe Health of the Nation Outcome Scale for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA) is an established outcome measure for child and adolescent mental health. Little is known of adolescent views on outcome.AimsTo develop and test the properties of an adolescent, self-rated version of the scale (HoNOSCA–SR) against the established clinician-rated version.MethodA comparison was made of 6-weekly clinician-rated and self-rated assessments of adolescents attending two services, using HoNOSCA and other mental health measures.ResultsAdolescents found HoNOSCA–SR acceptable and easy to rate. They rated fewer difficulties than the clinicians and these difficulties were felt to improve less during treatment, although this varied with diagnosis and length of treatment. Although HoNOSCA–SR showed satisfactory reliability and validity, agreement between clinicians and users in individual cases was poor.ConclusionsRoutine outcome measurement can include adolescent self-rating with modest additional resources. The discrepancy between staff and adolescent views requires further evaluation.

scholarly journals Service user and clinician perspectives on the use of outcome measures in psychological therapy

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham R. Thew ◽  
Louise Fountain ◽  
Paul M. Salkovskis
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Service User ◽  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
Psychological Therapy ◽  
Service Development ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Routine Outcome Measurement ◽  
Episode Of Care ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Clinician Perspectives

AbstractWhile the benefits of routine outcome measurement have been extolled and to some degree researched, it is surprising that service user opinions on this common therapy practice have largely not been investigated. This study aimed to assess service users’ experiences of completing measures during psychological therapy, with a view to exploring how therapists can maximize how helpful measures are in therapy. Fifteen participants completed surveys about the use of measures in their current episode of care. Ten clinicians also completed a survey about their use of, and views about, measures. Results showed that despite mixed experiences in how measures were explained and used, service users showed generally favourable attitudes towards their use in therapy, with them being perceived as most helpful when well integrated into sessions by their therapists. Clinicians reported using a wide range of measures, and generally endorsed positive beliefs about measures more strongly than negative ones. Implications for clinical practice, service development, and further research are discussed.

Routine Outcome Measurement binnen PsyQ: normering van de 4 K’s

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 243-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
I P A M Huijbrechts ◽  
M Appelo ◽  
C W Korrelboom ◽  
Colin van der Heiden ◽  
E H Bos
Keyword(s):  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
Routine Outcome Measurement

scholarly journals Reliability and Validity Study of the Turkish Version of Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale for Healthy Behaviors

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sevil Albayrak ◽  
Biriz Çakır ◽  
Fatma Nişancı Kılınç ◽  
Özge Vergili ◽  
Yurdagül Erdem
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Validity Study ◽  
Turkish Version ◽  
Healthy Behaviors ◽  
Social Support Scale
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