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An instrument to assess competencies of providers treating severe mental illness.
Full Abstract
One approach to improving the quality of care for severe mental illnesses (SMI) such as schizophrenia is through the improvement of provider competencies; the attitudes, knowledge, and skills needed to deliver high-quality care. This paper describes a new instrument designed to measure such a set of competencies. A total of 341 providers of services to clients with SMI at 38 clinics within 5 publicly financed treatment organizations in 2 western states were asked to complete a paper-and-pencil survey including the new Competency Assessment Instrument (CAI:
15 scales, each assessing a particular provider competency), and additional measures used to establish validity (Recovery Attitude Questionnaire--7, Client Optimism Scale). Seventy-nine percent (N = 269) responded at baseline, 83% (N = 282) responded at 2 weeks. Ninety-seven percent of baseline respondents completed the survey at 2 weeks. Most CAI scales have good internal consistency (Cronbach's alphas = .52-.93), test-retest reliability (scales ranged from .42 to .78), and validity, and should be useful in efforts to improve care.
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Author information
Author/s: Chinman, Matthew (M); Young, Alexander S (AS); Rowe, Melissa (M); Forquer, Sandy (S); Knight, Edward (E); Miller, Anita (A);
Affiliation: VA VISN-22 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Los Angeles, California 90073, USA. chinman(-atsign-)rand.org
Grants: P50 MH-54623 (Agency:United States NIMH)
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; Validation Studies
Journal: Mental health services research (Ment Health Serv Res), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Jun; vol 5 (issue 2) : pp 97-108
Dates: Created 2003/06/12; Completed 2003/08/01; Revised 2007/11/14;
PMID: 12801073, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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