BACKGROUND: There is a need for reliable assessment tools that are suitable for the counselling and the psychological therapy services in primary and secondary care settings. AIMS: To test the suitability and utility of the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) and CORE-Assessment (CORE-A) assessment tools. METHOD: Service intake data were analysed from counselling and psychological therapy services in 32 primary care settings and 17 secondary care settings. RESULTS: Completion rates exceeded 98% in both of the settings sampled. Intake severity levels were similar but secondary care patients were more likely to score above the risk cut-off and the severe threshold and to have experienced their problems for a greater duration. CONCLUSIONS: The CORE-OM and CORE-A are suitable assessment tools that show small but logical differences between psychological therapy services in primary- and secondary-based care.
BACKGROUND: There is a need for reliable assessment tools that are suitable for the counselling and the psychological therapy services in primary and secondary care settings. AIMS: To test the suitability and utility of the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) and CORE-Assessment (CORE-A) assessment tools. METHOD: Service intake data were analysed from counselling and psychological therapy services in 32 primary care settings and 17 secondary care settings. RESULTS: Completion rates exceeded 98% in both of the settings sampled. Intake severity levels were similar but secondary care patients were more likely to score above the risk cut-off and the severe threshold and to have experienced their problems for a greater duration. CONCLUSIONS: The CORE-OM and CORE-A are suitable assessment tools that show small but logical differences between psychological therapy services in primary- and secondary-based care.
Authors: Aileen O'Reilly; Nicholas Peiper; Lynsey O'Keeffe; Robert Illback; Richard Clayton Journal: Int J Methods Psychiatr Res Date: 2016-01-12 Impact factor: 4.035
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