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Multi-disciplinary Psychiatric Case Management Model in Hong Kong: Service Coverage and Risk Stratification
- Source :
- East Asian archives of psychiatry : official journal of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists = Dong Ya jing shen ke xue zhi : Xianggang jing shen ke yi xue yuan qi kan. 30(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Introduction: Community mental health services in Hong Kong follow a multi-disciplinary case management model. We investigated whether at-risk patients received higher intensity care and whether risk stratification concorded between personalised care programmes and integrated community centres of mental wellness. Methods: Records of all patients in North Lantau and Mongkok districts who received case management services (from personalised care programmes and/or integrated community centres of mental wellness) between 1 April 2014 and 30 June 2015 were reviewed. Patients' levels of risk, demographic data, and clinical characteristics were analysed. Results: Identified at-risk patients received high-intensity care from personalised care programmes and integrated community centres of mental wellness. Case management was coordinated between the Hospital Authority and non-government organisations. However, risk stratification did not correlate with assessment rating scores of psychopathology or psychosocial functioning. Assessment rating scales appear unsuitable to provide any optimal cut-off scores for risk stratification. Conclusions: Risk stratification should be a structured clinical judgement based on comprehensive and accurate information of protective and risk factors, rather than relying on cut-off scores of assessment rating scales.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Project commissioning
Risk Assessment
Rating scale
Risk Factors
medicine
Humans
Patient Care Team
business.industry
Mental Disorders
Middle Aged
Case management
Mental health
Community Mental Health Services
Publishing
Family medicine
Risk stratification
Hong Kong
Female
business
Psychology
Psychosocial
Case Management
Psychopathology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 22247041
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- East Asian archives of psychiatry : official journal of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists = Dong Ya jing shen ke xue zhi : Xianggang jing shen ke yi xue yuan qi kan
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8e952a9cb24b0eed31fbec790c20bfdc