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9631348

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-8-31
pubmed:abstractText
Outcome measurement is becoming an integral part of health-care delivery. The attitudes of staff towards this development are important as they may influence ratings themselves, improve the design of measures and indicate how outcome assessment should be introduced into services. In this preliminary study, we surveyed staff from Central Sydney Mental Health Services who had taken part in a Commonwealth-funded project which had required them to rate patient outcome. The major concern expressed by respondents was that rating outcome was too time-consuming. More than half were not in favor of measuring outcome routinely even if it meant providing a better service to patients. The study methodology had limitations. However, if our findings are corroborated, attention will need to be paid to staff attitudes to outcome assessment so that ratings are more reliable and valid, properly inform treatment and meaningfully influence resource allocation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1320-5455
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
109-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Attitudes of mental health personnel towards rating outcome.
pubmed:affiliation
Central Sydney Mental Health Services, Rivendell Unit, Concord West, NSW, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Multicenter Study