| Title | The Resident Assessment Instrument-Mental Health (RAI-MH): inter-rater reliability and convergent validity |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2002 |
| Authors | Hirdes JP, Smith TF, Rabinowitz T, Yamauchi K, Pérez E., Telegdi NCurtain, Prendergast P., Morris JN, Ikegami N, Phillips CD, Fries BE |
| Journal | J Behav Health Serv Res |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 419-32 |
| Date Published | Nov 2002 |
| ISBN Number | 10943412 |
| Accession Number | 12404936 |
| Keywords | *Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Activities of Daily Living, Adult, Aged, Antipsychotic Agents/therapeutic use, Female, Human, Male, Mental Disorders/*classification/drug therapy/therapy, Mental Health Services/*organization & administration/standards, Middle Aged, Observer Variation, Ontario, Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)/methods, Patient Compliance, Residential Facilities/*organization & administration/standards, Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| Abstract | An important challenge facing behavioral health services is the lack of good quality, clinically relevant data at the individual level. The article describes a multinational research effort to develop a comprehensive, multidisciplinary mental health assessment system for use with adults in facilities providing acute, long-stay, forensic, and geriatric services. The Resident Assessment Instrument-Mental Health (RAI-MH) comprehensively assesses psychiatric, social, environmental, and medical issues at intake, emphasizing patient functioning. Data from the RAI-MH are intended to support care planning, quality improvement, outcome measurement, and case mix-based payment systems. The article provides the first set of evidence on the reliability and validity of the RAI-MH. |
| DOI | 10.1007/BF02287348 |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dop... |
| Short Title | The Resident Assessment Instrument-Mental Health (RAI-MH) |
