title: Psychometric properties of the Mental Health Recovery Star.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Mental Health Recovery Star (MHRS) is a popular outcome measure rated collaboratively by staff and service users, but its psychometric properties are unknown.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the MHRS's acceptability, reliability and convergent validity.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 172 services users and 120 staff from in-patient and community services participated. Interrater reliability of staff-only ratings and test-retest reliability of staff-only and collaborative ratings were assessed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). Convergent validity between MHRS ratings and standardised measures of social functioning and recovery was assessed using Pearson correlation. The influence of collaboration on ratings was assessed using descriptive statistics and ICCs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The MHRS was relatively quick and easy to use and had good test-retest reliability, but interrater reliability was inadequate. Collaborative ratings were slightly higher than staff-only ratings. Convergent validity suggests it assesses social function more than recovery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The MHRS cannot be recommended as a routine clinical outcome tool but may facilitate collaborative care planning.
authors: Mental Health Sciences Unit, University College London, Charles Bell House, 67-73 Riding House Street, London, UK. h.killaspy@ucl.ac.uk
authors: Helen
authors: H
authors: Killaspy
authors: Sarah
authors: S
authors: White
authors: Tatiana L
authors: TL
authors: Taylor
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: King
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011594:Psychometrics; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult