Quality Measures Database

Keywords

Domains

Process
	Acceptability
	Accessibility
	Appropriateness
	Competence
	Continuity
	Effectiveness
	Efficiency
	Safety
	Comprehensiveness
	Patient-Centeredness
	Legal

Outcome
	Health Conditions
	Human Function
	Well-Being
	Deaths
	Service Outputs
	Satisfaction
	Impact on Society

Structure
	Physical Infrastructure
	Personnel Management
	Information Management
	Financial Management
	Quality and Safety

Non-Medical Determinants of Health
	Health Behaviors
	Living and Working Conditions
	Personal Resources
	Environmental Factors
	Health Literacy

Equity
	Equity

Specific Conditions
	Comorbid Conditions
	Chronic Conditions
	Acute Conditions
	Substance Abuse
	Anxiety Disorders
	Somatoform Disorders
	Sleep Disorders
	Eating Disorders
	Personality Disorders
	Mood Disorders
	Psychosis
	Impulse Control Disorders
	Elderly
	Reproductive Mental Health Disorders

Special Groups
	Ethnic / Cultural Minorities
	People Who Live in Rural Areas
	People with a Family History of a Mental Health Condition
	Social Service Welfare Recipients
	Homeless or Itinerant
	Unemployed
	Aboriginal
	Seniors in Facilities
	Recent Refugees
	Immigrants
	Residents of Correctional Institutions
	Inner City Residents
	Speakers of English as a Second Language

Age Groups
	Elderly
	Adult
	Youth
	Children
	Children

Gender Groups
	Women
	Men
	Gender Identities Other Than Men or Women

Interventions
	Medication
	Psychotherapy
	Peer Support
	Prevention
	Other Somatic Treatments
	Early Detection
	Health Promotion
	Family Involvement
	Group Treatment
	Self-Management Support
	Rehabilitation
	Physical Health Intervention

Clinical Setting
	Shared Care
	Emergency Services
	School-based Mental Health Services
	Work-based Mental Health Services
	Outreach Services
	Solo Practitioner
	Group Family Practitioner
	Community Health Care Centre
	Walk in Clinics

Level of Evidence

	I	Consistently higher quality studies specifically focused on primary mental health care.
	II	Less rigorous studies specifically focused on primary mental health care or extrapolated from higher quality studies from secondary mental health care.
	III	Preliminary research evidence only or evidence based on consensus opinion only.
	IV	Evidence based on individual expert opinion.
	V	Validated scale: Research has been conducted to determine it has at least some properties associated with a high quality scale
	VI	Non-validated scale: Research regarding the quality of the scale has not been conducted.

Measure Ranking

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Improvement at Treatment Termination

Overall Rank: 44

The proportion of persons served who are rated by an observer (e.g. family, clinician) as better, worse or unchanged at the termination of treatment compared to the initiation of treatment.

Domain : Health Conditions

Changes to or the characteristics of the health status of an individual which may lead to distress, interference with daily activities, or contact with health services. This also includes symptom severity.

Rationale

Well being. Persons served experience an improvement in health and psychological well-being as a result of treatment.

Primary Reference

American College of Mental Health Administration. (2001). Interim Report Accreditation Organization Workgroup: A Proposed Consensus Set of Indicators for Behavioral Health. Retieved July 17, 2006 from http://www.acmha.org/publications/acmha_20.pdf.

Level of Evidence

III: Preliminary research evidence only or evidence based on consensus opinion only.

Summarized Comments

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Too vulnerable to reporting bias
Having the patients perception of distress before, during, and after treatment is important.

Variation in Results

Ratings-based Rank

Relevance	47
Actionability	44
Overall Importance	53

Stakeholder Rank

Academics	32
Clinicians	46
Consumers	54
Decision Makers	52

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Special Group Rank

First Nations	47
Rural Areas	51
Federal Stakeholders	20

Regional Rank

BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	NS	PE	NL	YT	NT	NU
64	97	9	64	28	58	11	79	34	80	54	114	37

Overall Rank

SW06g (H965)

Distribution of Survey Respondent Ratings

Relevance

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20
10
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Actionability

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High

Overall Importance

100
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3 = can live without
2 = nice to have
1 = indispensable

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