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A systematic review and synthesis of outcome domains for use within forensic services for people with intellectual disabilities
Ferriter, Michael Duggan, Conor
Ferriter, Michael
Duggan, Conor
Abstract
BACKGROUNDThere is limited empirical information on service-level outcome domains and indicators for the large number of people with intellectual disabilities being treated in forensic psychiatric hospitals.AIMSThis study identified and developed the domains that should be used to measure treatment outcomes for this population.METHODA systematic review of the literature highlighted 60 studies which met eligibility criteria; they were synthesised using content analysis. The findings were refined within a consultation and consensus exercises with carers, patients and experts.RESULTSThe final framework encompassed three a priori superordinate domains: (a) effectiveness, (b) patient safety and (c) patient and carer experience. Within each of these, further sub-domains emerged from our systematic review and consultation exercises. These included severity of clinical symptoms, offending behaviours, reactive and restrictive interventions, quality of life and patient satisfaction.CONCLUSIONSTo index recovery, services need to measure treatment outcomes using this framework.DECLARATION OF INTERESTNone.COPYRIGHT AND USAGEĀ© The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2017. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence.
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Morrissey, C., Langdon, P. E., Geach, N., Chester, V., Ferriter, M., Lindsay, W. R., McCarthy, J., Devapriam, J., Walker, D. M., Duggan, C., et al. (2017). A systematic review and synthesis of outcome domains for use within forensic services for people with intellectual disabilities. BJPsych Open, 3(1), pp.41-56.