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Psychometric evaluation of the hope, agency and opportunity (HAO); a brief measure of mental health recovery.
- Source :
- Journal of Mental Health; Dec2017, Vol. 26 Issue 6, p562-568, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Background: The development of safe and effective mental health services is a priority. This requires valid measures of personal recovery, yet these tools are not embedded in routine clinical practice. Brief “patient reported measures” are most likely to be acceptable to service-users and clinicians. The 4-item “Hope, Agency and Opportunity” (HAO) was co-produced to assess recovery outcomes and experience of mental health services. Aim: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the HAO. Method: A clinical sample from secondary healthcare services and a non-clinical sample were assessed at baseline and two weeks, on measures of personal recovery. Results: Factor analysis indicated goodness of fit for the HAO with both clinical and non-clinical samples. The measure demonstrated acceptable internal consistency, moderate to strong construct validity and substantial test-retest reliability over two weeks. Conclusions: The HAO demonstrates satisfactory psychometric properties. Co-production of the measure confers clinical credibility. The brevity of the tool means it can be incorporated into routine clinical practice to drive improvements in service quality. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09638237
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Mental Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 126433736
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2017.1385746