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The development of the Quality Indicator for Rehabilitative Care (QuIRC): a measure of best practice for facilities for people with longer term mental health problems.

Killaspy, H; White, S; Wright, C; Taylor, TL; Turton, P; Schützwohl, M; Schuster, M; Cervilla, JA; Brangier, P; Raboch, J; et al. Killaspy, H; White, S; Wright, C; Taylor, TL; Turton, P; Schützwohl, M; Schuster, M; Cervilla, JA; Brangier, P; Raboch, J; Kališová, L; Onchev, G; Alexiev, S; Mezzina, R; Ridente, P; Wiersma, D; Visser, E; Kiejna, A; Adamowski, T; Ploumpidis, D; Gonidakis, F; Caldas-de-Almeida, J; Cardoso, G; King, MB (2011) The development of the Quality Indicator for Rehabilitative Care (QuIRC): a measure of best practice for facilities for people with longer term mental health problems. BMC Psychiatry, 11 (35). ISSN 1471-244X https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-11-35
SGUL Authors: White, Sarah Jane Wright, Christine

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Despite the progress over recent decades in developing community mental health services internationally, many people still receive treatment and care in institutional settings. Those most likely to reside longest in these facilities have the most complex mental health problems and are at most risk of potential abuses of care and exploitation. This study aimed to develop an international, standardised toolkit to assess the quality of care in longer term hospital and community based mental health units, including the degree to which human rights, social inclusion and autonomy are promoted. METHOD: The domains of care included in the toolkit were identified from a systematic literature review, international expert Delphi exercise, and review of care standards in ten European countries. The draft toolkit comprised 154 questions for unit managers. Inter-rater reliability was tested in 202 units across ten countries at different stages of deinstitutionalisation and development of community mental health services. Exploratory factor analysis was used to corroborate the allocation of items to domains. Feedback from those using the toolkit was collected about its usefulness and ease of completion. RESULTS: The toolkit had excellent inter-rater reliability and few items with narrow spread of response. Unit managers found the content highly relevant and were able to complete it in around 90 minutes. Minimal refinement was required and the final version comprised 145 questions assessing seven domains of care. CONCLUSIONS: Triangulation of qualitative and quantitative evidence directed the development of a robust and comprehensive international quality assessment toolkit for units in highly variable socioeconomic and political contexts.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: © 2011 Killaspy et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: Benchmarking, Humans, Mental Disorders, Mental Health, Mental Health Services, Standard of Care, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Psychiatry, PSYCHIATRY, SCI, SCHIZOPHRENIA, SERVICES, 1103 Clinical Sciences
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: Academic Structure > Population Health Research Institute (INPH)
Journal or Publication Title: BMC Psychiatry
ISSN: 1471-244X
Language: eng
Dates:
DateEvent
1 March 2011Published
PubMed ID: 21362167
Web of Science ID: WOS:000288331800001
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URI: https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/107322
Publisher's version: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-11-35

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