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Evaluating clinical outcome and staff morale in a rehabilitation team for people with serious mental health problems
Author(s) -
Brooker Charlie,
Molyneux Philip,
Deverill Mark,
Repper Julie
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.00859.x
Subject(s) - mental health , rehabilitation , audit , service (business) , nursing , service delivery framework , medicine , population , data collection , psychology , psychiatry , physical therapy , business , environmental health , accounting , marketing , statistics , mathematics
Evaluating clinical outcome and staff morale in a rehabilitation team for people with serious mental health problems ¶ Tameside and Glossop rehabilitation team (in England) have developed a progressive and targeted service for people with serious mental health problems through the systematic implementation of research‐based evidence in practice and service configuration. This study was undertaken to provide a method of auditing the clinical outcome of the service and monitoring staff morale in a manner which could be integrated in the day to day delivery of services, and which could inform future service developments. Changes in the functioning of the total population of rehabilitation team clients were assessed over a 1‐year period by Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) ratings at 6‐monthly intervals. Factors causing stress and stress levels among all staff were assessed using the Mental Health Stress Questionnaire. The findings give clear indications of areas of the service which needed improving or changing, and identify ways in which the ongoing process of data collection might be refined.