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Performance measures for evaluating services for people with a first episode of psychosis
Author(s) -
Addington Donald E.,
McKenzie Emily,
Addington Jean,
Patten Scott,
Smith Harvey,
Adair Carol
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
early intervention in psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.087
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1751-7893
pISSN - 1751-7885
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2007.00020.x
Subject(s) - operationalization , set (abstract data type) , psychosis , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , chart , psychology , service (business) , clinical practice , psychiatry , medicine , computer science , nursing , business , statistics , philosophy , mathematics , epistemology , marketing , programming language
Aim: The purpose of this project was to operationalize and apply a previously identified set of performance measures designed to evaluate services for those experiencing a first episode of a schizophrenia spectrum disorder. Methods: Operational definitions were developed for previously identified measures through an iterative process of discussions between clinical experts and health‐care evaluators. Data were collected from existing sources including corporate databases, clinical databases and chart review. Results: Definitions were developed for 44 measures covering seven of eight domains recommended for service level evaluation by the Canadian Institute for Health Information domains. Forty measures could be calculated. Conclusions: The measures represent a comprehensive set of performance measures suitable for the evaluation of services for people with a first‐episode psychosis. The measures could be used by other services in order to establish standards and norms for routine clinical practice.