title: Reliability and validity of the Thai version of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (hoNOS).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Measurement in psychiatric services is important for the development of a psychiatric tool for budget allocation.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To translate the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) into Thai and to assess its psychometric properties.
  
  
  METHODS
  The HoNOS was translated into Thai, by using the standard of "forward-backward" translation procedure. Two psychiatric nurses interviewed subjects together but independently rated their scores. The subjects were 23 acute inpatients and 23 sub-acute inpatients. The reliability and validity was assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the Thai HoNOS was 0.68. It had a high correlation (r > 0.80) with the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) and the Clinical Global Impression (CGI). It suggested high concurrent validity. It had a satisfactory power (p < 0.05) in discriminating overall clinical outcomes between acute and sub-acute psychiatric inpatients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Thai HoNOS fulfils the requirements of a psychiatric outcome scale for routine use in inpatient service.
authors.affiliation: Suan Prung Psychiatric Hospital, Muang, Chiang Mai, Thailand. bupawan@gmail.com
authors.forename: Bupawan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Phuaphanprasert
authors.forename: Manit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Srisurapanont
authors.forename: Chatchawan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Silpakit
authors.forename: Supasit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pannarunothai
authors.forename: Pichet
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Udomratn
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Geater
authors.forename: Prayad
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prapaphomrn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013785:Thailand; D016896:Treatment Outcome