Latent class analysis of the health of the nation outcome scales: A comparison of Swiss and English profiles and exploration of their predictive utility

Abstract

The Health of the nation outcome scales (HoNOS) [1] were designed to measure the health and social functioning of adults with severe mental health problems. They form part of the English mental health minimum data set and are recommended by the department of health and are part of the attempt to develop “payment by results” (PbR) for mental health [2]. They are also widely used in Australia, New Zealand and Canada [3, 4], and have also been used in Europe [5]. Although they are widely used there are still questions about their psychometric validity and their ability to predict anything useful.

Dimensions and predictors of clinical and personal recovery in first‐episode psychoses: Results from a cross‐sectional study

“…However, to our knowledge the Italian translation of this scale is not available yet, thus limiting its applicability. Another limitation of the study may be the fact that the HoNOS items have been grouped into four subscales (Preti et al, 2012b) but recently the HoNOS score grouping has been criticized since any attempt to find an ideal factor structure of this scale showed little success (Maddison et al, 2018). Moreover, our use of the HoNOS, although recommended by our regional guidelines (Gruppo di lavoro Esordi Psicotici, 2016), prevented us from applying the Andreasen criteria for remission and this could hinder large‐scale comparisons of our findings (Gorwood et al, 2012).…”

Profiles of Childhood Psychological Abuse and Neglect among Chinese College Students and Their Problematic Online Behaviors

“…These traditional approaches, however, do not allow for controlling of co-occurrences, or lack thereof, between various types of psychological abuse and neglect (Green et al, 2010;Scott, Varghese, & McGrath, 2010). More reliable information concerning the patterns of concomitance of psychological abuse and neglect types may be obtained using person-oriented techniques, such as latent profile analysis (LPA) that allow for the examination of ways in which numerous characteristics are configured within the individuals (Elhai, Rozgonjuk, Yildirim, Alghraibeh, & Alafnan, 2019;Maddison, Golay, & Muncer, 2018).…”