‘By Listening Hard’: Developing a Service-User Feedback System for Adopted and Fostered Children in Receipt of Mental Health Services

Davies, Julie; Wright, John; Drake, Susan M.; Bunting, Jennifer

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“…All studies 647,648,665,675 were uncontrolled. In the study by Horowitz et al 647 the data analysed were collected as part of a longitudinal study of the psychobiological effects of CSA (Putnam andTrickett, 1987-1988 748 ).…”

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“…In the study by Horowitz et al 647 the data analysed were collected as part of a longitudinal study of the psychobiological effects of CSA (Putnam andTrickett, 1987-1988 748 ). The studies by Davies et al 665 and Jensen et al 675 used qualitative methodologies, and Lippert et al…”

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“…The remainder were in Canada (four studies 170,[658][659][660][661] ), the UK (14 studies 145,169,481,511,538,[662][663][664][665][666][667][668][669][670] ) and elsewhere in Europe: the Netherlands (three studies 497,671,672 ), Norway (three studies [673][674][675] ) and Sweden (one study 676 ), with one multisite review of services 145,146,640,[665][666][667][668][669][670] across Italy, the Netherlands and the UK. A small number of studies were based outside North America and Europe: Australia (two studies 506,677 ), Brazil (one study 678 ), India (one study 679 ) and the Philippines (one study 680 ).…”

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“…621,629 ) to a large national sample of n = 1085. 634 The majority of sample sizes were < 50 cases (40 studies 169,175,497,504,506,510,511,526,533,538,621,629,[636][637][638][639][641][642][643]645,646,648,651,652,658,[661][662][663]665,666,[668][669][670]675,677,678,680 ), between 50 and 100 cases (15 studies 107,170,176,481,482,492,505,644,647,…”

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“…The studies by Horowitz et al 647 and Lippert et al 648 were US-based studies, the Davies et al 665 study was a UK study and the Jensen et al 675 study was set in Norway.…”

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The effectiveness, acceptability and cost-effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for maltreated children and adolescents: an evidence synthesis

Macdonald

Livingstone

Hanratty

et al. 2016

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BackgroundChild maltreatment is a substantial social problem that affects large numbers of children and young people in the UK, resulting in a range of significant short- and long-term psychosocial problems.ObjectivesTo synthesise evidence of the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and acceptability of interventions addressing the adverse consequences of child maltreatment.Study designFor effectiveness, we included any controlled study. Other study designs were considered for economic decision modelling. For acceptability, we included any study that asked participants for their views.ParticipantsChildren and young people up to 24 years 11 months, who had experienced maltreatment before the age of 17 years 11 months.InterventionsAny psychosocial intervention provided in any setting aiming to address the consequences of maltreatment.Main outcome measuresPsychological distress [particularly post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety, and self-harm], behaviour, social functioning, quality of life and acceptability.MethodsYoung Persons and Professional Advisory Groups guided the project, which was conducted in accordance with Cochrane Collaboration and NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination guidance. Departures from the published protocol were recorded and explained. Meta-analyses and cost-effectiveness analyses of available data were undertaken where possible.ResultsWe identified 198 effectiveness studies (including 62 randomised trials); six economic evaluations (five using trial data and one decision-analytic model); and 73 studies investigating treatment acceptability. Pooled data on cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) for sexual abuse suggested post-treatment reductions in PTSD [standardised mean difference (SMD) –0.44 (95% CI –4.43 to –1.53)], depression [mean difference –2.83 (95% CI –4.53 to –1.13)] and anxiety [SMD –0.23 (95% CI –0.03 to –0.42)]. No differences were observed for post-treatment sexualised behaviour, externalising behaviour, behaviour management skills of parents, or parental support to the child. Findings from attachment-focused interventions suggested improvements in secure attachment [odds ratio 0.14 (95% CI 0.03 to 0.70)] and reductions in disorganised behaviour [SMD 0.23 (95% CI 0.13 to 0.42)], but no differences in avoidant attachment or externalising behaviour. Few studies addressed the role of caregivers, or the impact of the therapist–child relationship. Economic evaluations suffered methodological limitations and provided conflicting results. As a result, decision-analytic modelling was not possible, but cost-effectiveness analysis using effectiveness data from meta-analyses was undertaken for the most promising intervention: CBT for sexual abuse. Analyses of the cost-effectiveness of CBT were limited by the lack of cost data beyond the cost of CBT itself.ConclusionsIt is not possible to draw firm conclusions about which interventions are effective for children with different maltreatment profiles, which are of no benefit or are harmful, and which factors encourage people to seek therapy, accept the offer of therapy and actively engage with therapy. Little is known about the cost-effectiveness of alternative interventions.LimitationsStudies were largely conducted outside the UK. The heterogeneity of outcomes and measures seriously impacted on the ability to conduct meta-analyses.Future workStudies are needed that assess the effectiveness of interventions within a UK context, which address the wider effects of maltreatment, as well as specific clinical outcomes.Study registrationThis study is registered as PROSPERO CRD42013003889.FundingThe National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment programme.

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“…The studies by Horowitz et al 647 and Lippert et al 648 were US-based studies, the Davies et al 665 study was a UK study and the Jensen et al 675 study was set in Norway.…”

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Use of a reference group in researching children’s views of psychotherapy in Malta

Mercieca

Jones

2018

Journal of Child Psychotherapy

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This paper explores the process and outcomes of a children's reference group within the context of child psychotherapy research in out of home, residential care. The reference group was setup to consult children about the design of a research project which seeks to evoke, represent and understand children's views of psychotherapy. No work to date has explored the experience of reference groups in the context of child psychotherapy in residential out of home care in Malta. The paper contextualises the research within the literature on reference groups in child research, which identifies the potential of reference groups as a participative and co-reflexive activity which can inform research design. The paper critically examines the nature and conduct of the reference group by acknowledging the specific context of this work rather than essentialising it as a given 'good'. It does so by specifying and evaluating the outcomes of the reference group in line with its aims. The paper draws on the recordings of the reference group meetings and reference group field notes taken by the researcher as key data which were thematically analysed. The main outcomes of the reference group include children's contribution to the design of data collection methods especially in terms of not relying only on words during data collection. Children also identified key ethical issues from the point of view of young psychotherapy service users, especially in relation to issues of 2 trust within an out of home care context. Children also reviewed and appraised research information material.

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Measuring the quality of mental health services from the patient perspective in China: psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the World Health Organization responsiveness performance questionnaire

Zhou

Xiao

Chen

et al. 2022

Global Health Action

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Background Despite the large population of patients with mental disorders and the rapid development of mental health services in China, there are few evaluations of Chinese mental health services from the patient perspective. Relevant instruments with robust psychometric properties are lacking. Objective This study aimed to translate, adapt and validate the WHO responsiveness performance questionnaire for measuring the quality of hospital mental health services among Chinese patients. Methods The adaption of the translated questionnaire incorporated experts’ and patients’ opinions. For psychometric testing, 193 outpatients and 168 inpatients completed outpatient and inpatient modules, respectively. Results The adapted questionnaire adhered to the WHO framework of responsiveness domains, and just four items had some wording changes. Item missing rates were below 6%. Both the outpatient and inpatient modules had acceptable internal reliability (Cronbach’s α = 0.837 and 0.730) and most domains had desirable average inter-item correlation coefficients. The confirmatory factor analysis indicated an acceptable model fit for the inpatient module, while some goodness-of-fit indices for the outpatient module were a little outside of the recommended ranges. Except for ‘talking privately’ from the domain of confidentiality (both outpatient and inpatient modules) and ‘waiting time’ from the domain of prompt attention (the inpatient module), factor loadings of all other items were above 0.5. Conclusions The Chinese version of the responsiveness performance questionnaire has acceptable feasibility, reliability, and validity in general and it can be used to measure, assess and improve the quality of mental health services in China.

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‘By Listening Hard’: Developing a Service-User Feedback System for Adopted and Fostered Children in Receipt of Mental Health Services

Cited by 10 publications

References 27 publications

The effectiveness, acceptability and cost-effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for maltreated children and adolescents: an evidence synthesis

The effectiveness, acceptability and cost-effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for maltreated children and adolescents: an evidence synthesis

Use of a reference group in researching children’s views of psychotherapy in Malta

Measuring the quality of mental health services from the patient perspective in China: psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the World Health Organization responsiveness performance questionnaire

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