Joanna M. Barber
Measuring mental health in the clinical setting: what is important to service users? The Mini-Service user Recovery Evaluation Scale, (Mini-SeRvE)
Barber, Joanna M.; Parsons, Helen; Wilson, Carol A.; Cook, Christopher C.H.
Abstract
Background: Since 2001, a policy of positive mental health recovery has been promoted in the UK, with service user involvement. This has not been easy to implement in the clinical setting. Aims: To develop and validate a brief self-report, service user-designed, outcome measure (Mini-SeRvE), for clinical use, including spiritual and religious issues. Methods: From the previously developed Service user Recovery Evaluation scale (SeRvE), 15 questions were selected for Mini-SeRvE which was self-completed by 207 people; 100 service users and, for comparison, 107 staff. Results were analysed using SPSS software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL). Results: Mini-SeRvE is reliable, Cronbach’s alpha 0.852. Correlation with another recovery scale, Mental Health Recovery Measure, was high, r = 0.819. Three reliable subscales emerged; existential well-being (EWB), mental ill-being (MIB) and religious well-being (RWB). Scores of the EWB and MIB subscales were higher for staff, consistent with higher mental well-being. Religious well-being scores were higher in service users, who also rated religion as more important to them. Conclusions: Mini-SeRvE is a valid measure of service user recovery. The importance of religion/spiritual belief for our users is highlighted, this being reflected in the subject matter of Mini-SeRvE. Mini-SeRvE assessments could show individual priorities, evaluate therapy and aid clinical decision-making.
Citation
Barber, J. M., Parsons, H., Wilson, C. A., & Cook, C. C. (2017). Measuring mental health in the clinical setting: what is important to service users? The Mini-Service user Recovery Evaluation Scale, (Mini-SeRvE). Journal of Mental Health, 26(6), 530-537. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2017.1340624
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 22, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | Jul 4, 2017 |
Publication Date | Nov 2, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Apr 26, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Jul 4, 2018 |
Journal | Journal of Mental Health |
Print ISSN | 0963-8237 |
Electronic ISSN | 1360-0567 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 26 |
Issue | 6 |
Pages | 530-537 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2017.1340624 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1360052 |
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Journal of Mental Health on 04/07/2017, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09638237.2017.1340624.
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