Client Socio-Demographic and Service Receipt Inventory - European Version : development of an instrument for international research: EPSILON Study 5

BackgroundCross-cultural comparison of mental health service utilisation and costs is complicated by the heterogeneity of service systems. For data to be locally meaningful yet internationally comparable, a carefully constructed approach to its collection is required.AimsTo develop a research method...

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Published in:British journal of psychiatry 2000-07, Vol.177 (39), p.s28-s33
Main Authors: CHISHOLM, D, KNAPP, M. R. J, KNUDSEN, H. C, AMADDEO, F, GAITE, LUIS, VAN WIJNGAARDEN, BOB
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Caregivers
Clinical outcomes
Conflicts of interest
Cross cultural studies
Data collection
Funding
Health care expenditures
Health services
Health services utilization
Information systems
Mental disorders
Mental health
Methods
Psychiatry
Research methodology
Schizophrenia
Sociodemographics
Translation
Validity
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Summary:BackgroundCross-cultural comparison of mental health service utilisation and costs is complicated by the heterogeneity of service systems. For data to be locally meaningful yet internationally comparable, a carefully constructed approach to its collection is required.AimsTo develop a research method and instrument for the collection of data on the service utilisation and related characteristics of people with mental disorders, as the basis for calculating the costs of care.MethodVarious approaches to the collection of service use data and key stages of instrument development were identified in order to select the most appropriate methods.ResultsBased on previous work, and following translation and cross-cultural validation, an instrument was developed: the Client Socio-Demographic and Service Receipt Inventory – European Version (CSSRI–EU). This was subsequently administered to 404 people with schizophrenia across five countries.ConclusionThe CSSRI – EU provides a standardised yet adaptable method for collating service receipt and associated data alongside assessment of patient outcomes.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.177.39.s28