The use of Enhancing Quality Use of Medication Self-Reported Questionniare (EQUIM-SRQ) among mental health consumers: a pilot study.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the applicability, interpretability and potential limitations of an adverse event screening questionnaire (the Enhancing Quality Use of Medication Self-Reported Questionnaire [EQUIM-SRQ]) in an Australian mental health outpatient population.


METHODS
Questionnaires were distributed amongst two Australian adult mental health clinics for completion either at the clinic (onsite), or externally (postal option), during March-May 2011. Assistance was offered to participants completing the questionnaire onsite. Clients who were visited in their homes by clinic staff were invited to participate as external participants.


RESULTS
Of 160 questionnaires distributed, 29 (18%) were completed. Of those, 22 were completed onsite, and seven were completed externally. Of the questionnaires completed onsite, 11 were fully completed, with 4 participants requiring assistance. A further 11 questionnaires were partially completed, with 2 participants requiring assistance. Of the questionnaires completed externally, 5 were fully completed.


CONCLUSIONS
Although the response rate was low, the EQUIM-SRQ was applicable, interpretable and acceptable when completed or partially completed questionnaires were assessed. The potential exists to apply the EQUIM-SRQ in further research, and thereafter, clinical practice.
Pharmacy Program, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia. deena.ashoorian@uwa.edu.au
Deena
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Ashoorian
Sandra
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Salter
Tatiana
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Denton
Flavia
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Nguyen
Lucinda
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Crisp
Lauren
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Boase
Malcolm
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Roberts
Peter
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O'Hara
Rowan
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Davidson
Rhonda
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Clifford
D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs