Patient, family and provider views of measurement-based care in an early-psychosis intervention programme

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measurement-based care (MBC) in mental health improves patient outcomes and is a component of many national guidelines for mental healthcare delivery. Nevertheless, MBC is not routinely integrated into clinical practice. Several known reasons for the lack of integration exist but one lesser explored variable is the subjective perspectives of providers and patients about MBC. Such perspectives are critical to understand facilitators and barriers to improve the integration of MBC into routine clinical practice.

Aims

This study aimed to uncover the perspectives of various stakeholders towards MBC within a single treatment centre.

Method

Researchers conducted qualitative semi-structured interviews with patients (n = 15), family members (n = 7), case manage

SUBMITTER: Cuperfain A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8485347 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature