Multi-disciplinary Psychiatric Case Management Model in Hong Kong: Service Coverage and Risk Stratification
| Autor: | William Wh Chui, Sharon Pf Lau, Chi-chiu Lee, Po-keung Kwong, Sania Sw Yau, Terry Cb Wong, Se-fong Hung, Sui-lung Wong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Project commissioning Risk Assessment Rating scale Risk Factors medicine Humans Patient Care Team business.industry Mental Disorders Middle Aged Case management Mental health Community Mental Health Services Publishing Family medicine Risk stratification Hong Kong Female business Psychology Psychosocial Case Management Psychopathology |
| Zdroj: | East Asian archives of psychiatry : official journal of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists = Dong Ya jing shen ke xue zhi : Xianggang jing shen ke yi xue yuan qi kan. 30(1) |
| ISSN: | 2224-7041 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Community mental health services in Hong Kong follow a multi-disciplinary case management model. We investigated whether at-risk patients received higher intensity care and whether risk stratification concorded between personalised care programmes and integrated community centres of mental wellness. Methods: Records of all patients in North Lantau and Mongkok districts who received case management services (from personalised care programmes and/or integrated community centres of mental wellness) between 1 April 2014 and 30 June 2015 were reviewed. Patients' levels of risk, demographic data, and clinical characteristics were analysed. Results: Identified at-risk patients received high-intensity care from personalised care programmes and integrated community centres of mental wellness. Case management was coordinated between the Hospital Authority and non-government organisations. However, risk stratification did not correlate with assessment rating scores of psychopathology or psychosocial functioning. Assessment rating scales appear unsuitable to provide any optimal cut-off scores for risk stratification. Conclusions: Risk stratification should be a structured clinical judgement based on comprehensive and accurate information of protective and risk factors, rather than relying on cut-off scores of assessment rating scales. |
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