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Multicenter Study
. 1999 May:174:413-6.
doi: 10.1192/bjp.174.5.413.

Brief scale for measuring the outcomes of emotional and behavioural disorders in children. Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA)

S G Gowers  1 , R C Harrington, A Whitton, P Lelliott, A Beevor, J Wing, R Jezzard
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Multicenter Study

Brief scale for measuring the outcomes of emotional and behavioural disorders in children. Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA)

S G Gowers et al. Br J Psychiatry. 1999 May.

Abstract

Background: Following the development of a child and adolescent version of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOSCA), field trials were conducted to assess their feasibility and acceptability in routine outcome measurement.

Aims: To evaluate the reliability, validity and acceptability of HoNOSCA in routine outcome measurement.

Method: Following training, 36 field sites provided ratings on 1276 cases at one time point and outcome data on 906. Acceptability was assessed by way of written feedback and at a debriefing meeting.

Results: HoNOSCA demonstrated satisfactory reliability and validity characteristics. It was sensitive to change and its ability to measure change accorded with the clinicians' independent rating. HoNOSCA was reasonably acceptable to clinicians' from a range of disciplines and services.

Conclusions: Provided that training needs can be met, HoNOSCA represents a satisfactory brief outcome measure which could be used routinely in child and adolescent mental health services.

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