Psychometric evaluation of the hope, agency and opportunity (HAO); a brief measure of mental health recovery

Newman‐Taylor, Katherine; Garner, Christie; Vernon-Wilson, Elizabeth; Paas, Karlien H. W.; Herbert, Lesley; Au-Yeung, Sheena K.

doi:10.1080/09638237.2017.1385746

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“…Participants were randomly assigned to control or intervention groups, and completed the following outcome measures; Social Functioning Scale (Birchwood et al, 1990), Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (Wing et al, 1998), Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (Evans et al, 2000), UCLA Loneliness Scale (Russell et al, 1978), and the Hope, Agency and Opportunity Patient Reported Outcome Measure (Newman‐Taylor et al, 2017). The intervention group also completed a brief survey of interests in order to match pairs, who were then encouraged to meet on six occasions over the following 3 months.…”

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Lessons from an aborted controlled trial on the impact of befriending in an early intervention in psychosis population

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Bayford

Wood

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Early Intervention Psych

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Aim: The current study aimed to explore the effects of organized befriending for an Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) population.Methods: Participants were randomly assigned to control or intervention groups.Those in the befriending arm were paired based on a shared interests questionnaire.Qualitative and quantitative methods were planned to assess experience and impact of the intervention across clinical and recovery outcomes. We aimed to recruit 60 participants, however only 16 participants completed the trial. Results:The study was unsuccessful due to issues with recruitment and retention of participants. We gathered feedback from those who withdrew, to understand this better. Conclusions:We offer our observations to other clinicians who may be considering similar research. A more assertive researcher-led approach over the first few meetings between matched pairs is likely to have been more effective in retaining participants' engagement in the study.

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Lessons from an aborted controlled trial on the impact of befriending in an early intervention in psychosis population

Hansen

Bayford

Wood

et al. 2021

Early Intervention Psych

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“…8,9 notwithstanding criticism of the failure to 1). 15 the esrC grant resulted in the development and dissemination of video resources to illustrate the use and impact of the tool in line with health policy priorities: https://www.southampton. ac.uk/psychology/research/impact/hopeagency-and-opportunity-measure-ofrecovery.page#media.…”

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Why are we not measuring what matters in mental health in the UK? The case for routine use of recovery outcome measures

Newman‐Taylor

Maguire

Bowen

2019

Perspect Public Health

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“…It is therefore important to assess whether this is the case. We use the co-produced "Hope, Agency and Opportunity" tool (Newman-Taylor et al, 2017) to assess the impact of peer interventions for people accessing these and the peer workers themselves. This has proved to be a quick and simple way to measure the work done, which in turn is useful in reviewing peer support within the team, as well as demonstrating impressive outcomes to the wider service and senior managers responsible for funding decisions.…”

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Welcoming peer workers in NHS settings: facilitating readiness with an Early Intervention in Psychosis team

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Wood

Newman‐Taylor

2019

MHSI

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Purpose A pilot project commissioned to assess feasibility and impact of peer support in an Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) service highlighted the importance of team readiness. The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the lessons learned in recognising and facilitating team readiness in an NHS setting. Design/methodology/approach The literature suggests that mental health teams need to be ready to implement peer support, if this is to be done successfully. The authors describe the process of preparing for peer support, obstacles that arose and ways that the team found to address these. Findings The team had actively sought to develop peer support for some time, and negotiated with Trust managers to agree these roles in principle. However, initially unspoken concerns about duty of care emerged as a key obstacle. An arguably paternalistic desire to protect potential peer worker colleagues from stress and distress could have resulted in unnecessary risk aversion and a narrowing of the role. Willingness and opportunity to reflect on the change in relationship from service user/professionals to colleagues enabled these concerns to be aired, and practical solutions agreed. Practical implications Team enthusiasm is not the same as team readiness. The team’s willingness to identify and reflect on implicit concerns facilitated an acceptance of the change in relationship with peer workers, which in turn enabled the development of standard operating procedures to ensure safe and effective peer support as “business as usual.” Originality/value This paper considers the process of welcoming peer workers in an EIP team and offers practical suggestions that may be of value to other teams seeking to implement peer support in similar adult mental health settings.

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Psychometric evaluation of the hope, agency and opportunity (HAO); a brief measure of mental health recovery

Abstract: The HAO demonstrates satisfactory psychometric properties. Co-production of the measure confers clinical credibility. The brevity of the tool means it can be incorporated into routine clinical practice to drive improvements in service quality.

Cited by 11 publications

References 29 publications

Lessons from an aborted controlled trial on the impact of befriending in an early intervention in psychosis population

Lessons from an aborted controlled trial on the impact of befriending in an early intervention in psychosis population

Why are we not measuring what matters in mental health in the UK? The case for routine use of recovery outcome measures

Welcoming peer workers in NHS settings: facilitating readiness with an Early Intervention in Psychosis team

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