The Resident Assessment Instrument-Mental Health (RAI-MH): inter-rater reliability and convergent validity.
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.
Hirdes
John P
JP
Homewood Research Institute, Department of Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. hirdes@healthy.uwaterloo.ca
Smith
Trevor F
TF
Rabinowitz
Terry
T
Yamauchi
Keita
K
Pérez
Edgardo
E
Telegdi
Nancy Curtin
NC
Prendergast
Peter
P
Morris
John N
JN
Ikegami
Naoki
N
Phillips
Charles D
CD
Fries
Brant E
BE
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
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents