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Family interventions in psychosis: a scale to measure therapist adherence
Author(s) -
Onwumere Juliana,
Kuipers Elizabeth,
Gamble Catherine,
Jolley Suzanne,
Smith Ben,
Rollinson Rebecca,
Steel Craig,
Fowler David,
Bebbington Paul,
Dunn Graham,
Freeman Daniel,
Garety Philippa
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-6427
pISSN - 0163-4445
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-6427.2009.00466.x
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , psychosis , intervention (counseling) , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , family therapy , psychology , clinical psychology , fidelity , inter rater reliability , psychiatry , scale (ratio) , reliability (semiconductor) , medicine , psychotherapist , rating scale , developmental psychology , power (physics) , physics , electrical engineering , quantum mechanics , engineering
The efficacy of family interventions in psychosis is well documented. UK and USA schizophrenia treatment guidelines advocate the practice of family interventions within routine clinical services. However, less attention has been paid to the study of treatment fidelity and the tools used in its assessment. This study reports the inter‐rater reliability of a new scale: Family Intervention in Psychosis‐Adherence Scale (FIPAS). This measure is designed to assess therapist adherence to the Kuipers et al . (2002) family intervention in psychosis treatment manual. Reliability ratings were based on a sample of thirteen audiotapes drawn from a randomized controlled trial of family intervention. The results indicated that the majority of items of the FIPAS had acceptable levels of inter‐rater reliability. The findings are discussed in terms of their implications for the training and monitoring of the effectiveness of practitioners for family interventions in psychosis.