title: The Resident Assessment Instrument-Mental Health (RAI-MH): inter-rater reliability and convergent validity.
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.
authors.affiliation: Homewood Research Institute, Department of Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. hirdes@healthy.uwaterloo.ca
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hirdes
authors.forename: Trevor F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rabinowitz
authors.forename: Keita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.forename: Edgardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: Nancy Curtin
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Telegdi
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prendergast
authors.forename: John N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ikegami
authors.forename: Charles D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Brant E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Fries
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D009864:Ontario; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012112:Residential Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents