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Bentley N, Hartley S, Bucci S. Systematic Review of Self-Report Measures of General Mental Health and Wellbeing in Adolescent Mental Health. Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev 2020; 22:225-252. [PMID: 30617936 DOI: 10.1007/s10567-018-00273-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
The assessment of general mental health and wellbeing is important within child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) for both clinicians and policy makers. Measurement tools are routinely relied upon to aid assessment and to monitor and evaluate treatment and service effectiveness. We conducted a systematic review using the COSMIN checklist to identify measures of general mental health and wellbeing for an adolescent mental health population. A systematic database search was performed using PsychINFO, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CINAHL in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. Database searching produced 9587 records, with 27 papers meeting eligibility criteria and 16 measures identified and critically appraised. The Y-QOL-R and the Y-QOL.30.1 had the most robust psychometric properties. When considering the clinical utility of measures alongside psychometric properties of measures, the GHQ-12, ORS and YP CORE had the greatest clinical utility. The psychometric quality of measures reviewed overall, however, were generally poor in quality. Measuring outcomes in CAMHS and ensuring appropriate treatment pathways for young people is important. This review highlights the need for more robust testing of the psychometric properties of adolescent measures. When selecting measurement tools, clinicians should not only consider the purpose of the measure, (i.e., discriminative, predictive, and evaluative) and characteristics of the instrument (e.g., intended population, measure length), but should also the quality of the psychometric properties of the instrument.
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Affiliation(s)
- Natalie Bentley
- Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Sciences, 2nd Floor, Zochonis Building, Brunswick Street, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Sciences, 2nd Floor, Zochonis Building, Brunswick Street, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.,Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Sciences, 2nd Floor, Zochonis Building, Brunswick Street, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. .,Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
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Adams D, Simpson K, Keen D. Exploring Anxiety at Home, School, and in the Community Through Self-Report From Children on the Autism Spectrum. Autism Res 2019; 13:603-614. [PMID: 31793245 DOI: 10.1002/aur.2246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Revised: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 11/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Research investigating anxiety in children on the autism spectrum usually reports caregiver rather than self-report perspectives. This study aimed to document children's own descriptions of their anxiety symptomatology by combining profiles on a standardized autism-specific self-report measure of anxiety (ASC-ASD-C) with the answers from closed- and open-answer questions about anxiety across home, school, and community settings. Across the sample of 113 children on the spectrum aged 6-14 years, the two most frequently endorsed items on the ASC-ASD-C were from the Uncertainty and Performance Anxiety subscales, and the least endorsed were both from the Anxious Arousal subscale. Almost all (96.5%) of the children on the spectrum reported experiencing anxiety in at least one setting, with 40.7% reporting anxiety in all three contexts (home, school, and community). Approximately half of the sample felt their anxiety goes unrecognized by others at school and almost 60% felt it was unrecognized by others when out in the community. The proportion of children reporting having someone to help reduce their anxiety differed across home (86%), school (76%), and community (45%) settings. This highlights the importance of understanding anxiety and its impact, not only within the context of autism but also for each particular child. Autism Res 2020, 13: 603-614. © 2019 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. LAY SUMMARY: There has been a lot of research focusing on anxiety and autism, but most of it has used parent reports, rather than asking the child themselves. This study summarizes data from 113 children on the autism spectrum, aged 6-14 years. It reports the symptoms of anxiety that these children most and least commonly experience. The results suggest only 40-50% of children feel that others are able to recognize their anxiety at school and when out in the community, suggesting that more training is needed to help adults in these settings to recognize and support anxiety.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dawn Adams
- Autism Centre of Excellence, School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Griffith Institute of Educational Research, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Autism Centre of Excellence, School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Griffith Institute of Educational Research, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Autism Centre of Excellence, School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Griffith Institute of Educational Research, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Taylor S, McLean B, Blair E, Carey LM, Valentine J, Girdler S, Elliott C. Clinical acceptability of the sense_assess© kids
: Children and youth perspectives. Aust Occup Ther J 2017; 65:79-88. [DOI: 10.1111/1440-1630.12429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Susan Taylor
- School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work; Curtin University; Perth WA Australia
- Department of Paediatric Rehabilitation; Princess Margaret Hospital for Children; Perth WA Australia
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- Department of Paediatric Rehabilitation; Princess Margaret Hospital for Children; Perth WA Australia
- School of Paediatrics and Child Health; University of Western Australia; Perth WA Australia
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- Population Sciences; Telethon Kids Institute; Perth WA Australia
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- Neurorehabilitation and Recovery; The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health; Melbourne VIC Australia
- Occupational Therapy; School of Allied Health; La Trobe University; Melbourne VIC Australia
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- Department of Paediatric Rehabilitation; Princess Margaret Hospital for Children; Perth WA Australia
- School of Paediatrics and Child Health; University of Western Australia; Perth WA Australia
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- School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work; Curtin University; Perth WA Australia
- Population Sciences; Telethon Kids Institute; Perth WA Australia
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- School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work; Curtin University; Perth WA Australia
- Department of Paediatric Rehabilitation; Princess Margaret Hospital for Children; Perth WA Australia
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Greco V, Lambert HC, Park M. Being visible: PhotoVoice as assessment for children in a school-based psychiatric setting. Scand J Occup Ther 2016; 24:222-232. [DOI: 10.1080/11038128.2016.1234642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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