RT Article
T1 Reliability and validity of the FORUM-P and FORUM-C: two novel instruments for outcome measurement in forensic mental health
JF Psychology, crime & law
VO 30
IS 2
SP 150
OP 165
A1 Ryland, Howard
A2 Cook, Jonathan
A2 Ciobanasu, Oana
A2 Oluwabamise, Oluwasegun
A2 Cornish, Robert
A2 Al-Taiar, Hasanen
A2 Chris-Okoro, Eberechi
A2 Hoggart, Catherine
A2 Vallakalil, Alex
A2 Fitzpatrick, Ray
A2 Fazel, Seena
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1878566431
AB We conducted a series of tests on the FORensic oUtcome Measure (FORUM), a novel tool for measuring outcomes in forensic mental health services, which consists of complementary patient-reported (FORUM-P) and clinician-reported instruments (FORUM-C). Inpatients and outpatients at a UK forensic psychiatric regional service completed the FORUM-P and members of their clinical teams completed the FORUM-C. Patients and clinicians also provided qualitative feedback on the instruments. We assessed test-retest and inter-rater reliability in standard ways. Sixty-two patients participated with a mean age of 41.0 years (standard deviation 11.3). Thirty-five clinicians provided information about these patients. For internal consistency, Cronbach’s alpha for FORUM-P was 0.87 (95% confidence interval 0.80–0.93) and for FORUM-C was 0.93 (95% confidence interval 0.91–0.96). For test-retest reliability, weighted kappa for FORUM-P was 0.44 (95% confidence interval 0.24–0.63) and for FORUM-C was 0.78 (95% confidence interval 0.73–0.85). For inter-rater reliability, Spearman correlation coefficient for overall FORUM-C score between the first rating by clinician 1 and clinician 2 was 0.47 (95% confidence interval 0.18–0.69). For comprehensiveness, comprehensibility, and relevance FORUM-P and FORUM-C were both rated as good. FORUM-P and FORUM-C provide a novel, robust set of complementary instruments with promising psychometric properties for monitoring outcomes in forensic mental health.
K1 Forensic psychiatry
K1 Psychometrics
K1 Quality of life
K1 Outcome measures
DO 10.1080/1068316X.2022.2076855