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Developing a core outcome set for interventions to improve discharge from mental health inpatient services: a survey, Delphi and consensus meeting with key stakeholder groups.
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- Synthesizing Core Outcome Sets for outcomes research in cohort studies: a systematic review.Pediatric research · 2022Pooled it
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- Development of a core outcome set for psychological therapy trials on acute psychiatric inpatient wards.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- A typology of healthcare pathways after hospital discharge for adults with COVID-19: the evolution of UK services during pandemic conditions.ERJ open research · 2023Article
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- Developing the Resident Measure of Safety in Care Homes (RMOS): A Delphi and Think Aloud Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2023Article
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- Adapting the depression component of WHO Mental Health Gap Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG.v2) for primary care in Shenzhen, China: a DELPHI study.International journal of mental health systems · 2022Article
- Consensus development of priority outcome domains for community mental health cares by multiple stakeholders: Protocol for an online Delphi study in Japan.Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2021Article
- Outcomes frequently specified in Cochrane reviews of community-based psychosocial interventions for adults with severe mental illness: A systematic search and narrative synthesis.Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2021Review
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- The Core Outcome DEvelopment for Carrier Screening (CODECS) study: protocol for development of a core outcome set.Trials · 2021Article
- What does safety in mental healthcare transitions mean for service users and other stakeholder groups: An open-ended questionnaire study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo develop a core set of outcomes to be used in all future studies into discharge from acute mental health services to increase homogeneity of outcome reporting.
designWe used a cross-sectional online survey with qualitative responses to derive a comprehensive list of outcomes, followed by two online Delphi rounds and a face-to-face consensus meeting.
settingThe setting the core outcome set applies to is acute adult mental health.
participantsParticipants were recruited from five stakeholder groups: service users, families and carers, researchers, healthcare professionals and policymakers.
interventionsThe core outcome set is intended for all interventions that aim to improve discharge from acute mental health services to the community.
resultsNinety-three participants in total completed the questionnaire, 69 in Delphi round 1 and 68 in round 2, with relatively even representation of groups. Eleven participants attended the consensus meeting. Service users, healthcare professionals, researchers, carers/families and end-users of research agreed on a four-item core outcome set: readmission, suicide completed, service user-reported psychological distress and quality of life.
conclusionImplementation of the core outcome set in future trials research will provide a framework to achieve standardisation, facilitate selection of outcome measures, allow between-study comparisons and ultimately enhance the relevance of trial or research findings to healthcare professionals, researchers, policymakers and service users.
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