PMID- 15684239
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20050404
LR  - 20191210
IS  - 0007-1250 (Print)
IS  - 0007-1250 (Linking)
VI  - 186
DP  - 2005 Feb
TI  - Routine use of mental health outcome assessments: choosing the measure.
PG  - 146-52
AB  - BACKGROUND: There is little consensus about which outcome measures to use in 
      mental healthcare. AIMS: To investigate the relationship between the items in 
      four staff-rated measures recommended for routine use. METHOD: Correlation 
      analysis of total scores and factor analysis using combined data from the Health 
      of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS). The Camberwell Assessment of Need Short 
      Appraisal Schedule (CANSAS), the Threshold Assessment Grid (TAG) and the Global 
      Assessment of Functioning (GAF) were performed. Procrustes analysis on factors 
      and scales, and Ward's cluster analysis to group the items, were applied. 
      RESULTS: The total scores of the measures were moderately correlated. The 
      Procrustes analysis, factor analysis and cluster analysis all agreed on better 
      coverage of the patients' problems by HoNOS and CANSAS. CONCLUSIONS: A global 
      severity factor accounts for 16% of the variance, and is best measured with TAG 
      or GAF. The CANSAS and HoNOS each provide a detailed characterisation of the 
      patient; only CANSAS provides information about met needs.
FAU - Salvi, Giovanni
AU  - Salvi G
AD  - Department of Medicine and Public Health, Section of Psychiatry and Clinical 
      Psychology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy. giovanni.salvi@medicina.univr.it
FAU - Leese, Morven
AU  - Leese M
FAU - Slade, Mike
AU  - Slade M
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - England
TA  - Br J Psychiatry
JT  - The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
JID - 0342367
SB  - IM
CIN - Br J Psychiatry. 2005 Jul;187:90-1. PMID: 15994580
MH  - Adult
MH  - Factor Analysis, Statistical
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - London
MH  - Male
MH  - Mental Disorders/*therapy
MH  - Outcome Assessment, Health Care/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Retrospective Studies
EDAT- 2005/02/03 09:00
MHDA- 2005/04/05 09:00
CRDT- 2005/02/03 09:00
PHST- 2005/02/03 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2005/04/05 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2005/02/03 09:00 [entrez]
AID - S0007125000230717 [pii]
AID - 10.1192/bjp.186.2.146 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Br J Psychiatry. 2005 Feb;186:146-52. doi: 10.1192/bjp.186.2.146.