Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Infants field trial: concurrent validity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A review of Australian mental health services identified a gap in routine outcome measures addressing social, emotional and behavioural domains for pre-schoolers and infants. A Child and Adolescent Mental Health Information Development Expert Advisory Panel working group developed the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Infants (HoNOSI), a clinician-reported routine outcome measure for infants 0-47 months. Prior face validity testing showed that the HoNOSI was considered useful in measuring mental health outcomes.

Aims

To examine the concurrent validity of the HoNOSI.

Method

Mental health clinicians providing assessment and treatment to infants in routine clinical practice participated in the study. The mental health status of 108 infants were rated by

SUBMITTER: Brann P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8280775 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature