Malcolm Stewart1. 1. Counties Manukau District Health Board, and Health Research Council Foxley Senior Research Fellow, Social and Community Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Malcolm.Stewart@auckland.ac.nz
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this paper was to test the measurement properties of self-report (SR) and significant other (SO) versions of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS). METHOD: SR and SO HoNOSs, with content closely paralleling the clinician HoNOS but with item 8 expanded into scales rating each difficulty separately, were developed and trialed with Early Intervention for Psychosis service users and their significant others. RESULTS: Satisfactory agreement was found between SR, SO and clinician HoNOSs, and between the SR and SO on most additional items. CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest adequate validity of the measures. The additional items proved useful for identifying comorbidities that may have been under-recognized. Results suggest that SR and SO versions of the HoNOS can be valid and valuable for triangulating and recording the perspectives of different stakeholders in promoting recovery.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this paper was to test the measurement properties of self-report (SR) and significant other (SO) versions of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS). METHOD: SR and SO HoNOSs, with content closely paralleling the clinician HoNOS but with item 8 expanded into scales rating each difficulty separately, were developed and trialed with Early Intervention for Psychosis service users and their significant others. RESULTS: Satisfactory agreement was found between SR, SO and clinician HoNOSs, and between the SR and SO on most additional items. CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest adequate validity of the measures. The additional items proved useful for identifying comorbidities that may have been under-recognized. Results suggest that SR and SO versions of the HoNOS can be valid and valuable for triangulating and recording the perspectives of different stakeholders in promoting recovery.
Authors: Meredith G Harris; Claudia Sparti; Roman Scheurer; Tim Coombs; Jane Pirkis; Torleif Ruud; Steve Kisely; Ketil Hanssen-Bauer; Johan Siqveland; Philip M Burgess Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2018-04-20 Impact factor: 2.692