Increasing the feasibility of the Role Functioning Scale as a measure of consumer outcomes in a rural Personal Helpers and Mentors service

Title
Increasing the feasibility of the Role Functioning Scale as a measure of consumer outcomes in a rural Personal Helpers and Mentors service
Publication Date
2013
Author(s)
Dunstan, Debra
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0298-7393
Email: ddunstan@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:ddunstan
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Place of publication
Australia
DOI
10.1111/j.1440-1584.2012.01297.x
UNE publication id
une:13733
Abstract
Assessment of outcomes of mental health services is a priority area in Australia's National Mental Health Plan. The Personal Helpers and Mentors (PHaMs) service, a key initiative of the National Action Plan on Mental Health, helps people with severe mental illness to achieve well-being through social inclusion (e.g. participation in community activities, education and employment). A recent national evaluation of PHaMs recommended that standard data collection procedures be supplemented by the measurement of 'client progress towards outcomes'. In this study, the Role Functioning Scale (RFS) was assessed for its feasibility for this purpose in a rural PHaMs service.
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Citation
Australian Journal of Rural Health, 21(1), p. 46-49
ISSN
1440-1584
1038-5282
Start page
46
End page
49

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