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Person—level of psychiatric symptom severity, Health of the Nation Outcome Scale for Children and Adolescents score code N

Data Element Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termLevel of psychiatric symptom severity (HoNOSCA score)
METEOR identifier:Help on this term575043
Registration status:Help on this term

Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 15/10/2014

Definition:Help on this termAn assessment of the severity of a person's psychiatric symptoms, as represented by a HoNOSCA score-based code.
Context:Help on this termPsychiatric symptom severity, persons aged 17 years and under.
Data Element Concept:Help on this termPerson—level of psychiatric symptom severity
Value Domain:Help on this termHealth of the Nation Outcome Scale for Children and Adolescents score code N

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN
Maximum character length:Help on this term1
  ValueMeaning
Permissible values:Help on this term0No problems within the period stated
  1Minor problem requiring no action
  2Mild problem but definitely present
  3Moderately severe problem
  4
 
Severe to very severe problem
 

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

The Health of the Nation Outcome Scale for children and adolescents (HoNOSCA) is used to rate child and adolescent mental health service users. Together, the scales rate various aspects of mental and social health. 

HoNOSCA is answered on an item-specific anchored 4-point scale with higher scores indicating more problems. Each scale is assigned a value of between 0 and 4. The fifteen scales are as follows:

  • Disruptive, antisocial or aggressive behaviour
  • Overactivity attention and concentration
  • Non-accidental self injury
  • Alcohol, substance/solvent misuse
  • Scholastic or language skills 
  • Physical illness or disability problems
  • Hallucinations and delusions
  • Non-organic somatic symptoms
  • Emotional and related symptoms
  • Peer relationships
  • Self care and independence
  • Family life and relationships
  • Poor school attendance
  • Lack of knowledge - nature of difficulties
  • Lack of information - services/management

The sum of the individual scores of each of the scales from 1 to 13 represents the total HoNOSCA score. The total HoNOSCA score represents the overall severity of an individual's psychiatric symptoms.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term
Independent Hospital Pricing Authority

Data element attributes Help on this term

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term
Independent Hospital Pricing Authority
Reference documents:Help on this term

Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS), Royal College of Psychiatrists 1996. Viewed 22 May 2014,

http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/training/honos/whatishonos.aspx

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Has been superseded by Person—level of psychiatric symptom severity, Health of the Nation Outcome Scale for Children and Adolescents score code N

        Health, Superseded 25/01/2018

See also Person—level of psychiatric symptom severity, Health of the Nation Outcome Scale score code N

        Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 15/10/2014

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +
Activity based funding: Mental health care DSS 2016-17

        Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Superseded 28/02/2017

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2016
Implementation end date: 30/06/2017
Conditional obligation:

Reporting of the HoNOSCA at the commencement of mental health phase of care is mandatory for patients in all settings.

Reporting of the HoNOSCA is not mandatory if mental health phase of care is reported as Assessment Only.

The HoNOSCA should only be reported for patients aged 17 years and younger.


Admitted patient mental health care cluster

        Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 15/10/2014

DSS specific attributes +
Conditional obligation:

Reporting of the HoNOSCA at admission and discharge is mandatory for admitted patients in psychiatric hospitals or designated psychiatric units in acute hospitals. Reporting is optional for admitted patients in non-designated hospitals or units.

The HoNOSCA should only be reported for patients aged 17 years and under.

The HoNOSCA discharge rating is not required if the episode of admitted care had a length of stay of 3 days or less.


Ambulatory patient mental health care cluster

        Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 15/10/2014

DSS specific attributes +
Conditional obligation:

For the purposes of this DSS, an ambulatory episode is defined as a period of continuous contact between a consumer and a mental health service within an ambulatory service setting. This is consistent with the definition in the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection.

Reporting of the HoNOSCA is mandatory for the first and last service contacts of an ambulatory mental health care episode provided by a specialised mental health service. Reporting is optional for service contacts provided by specialised mental health services from non-government organisations that receive state or territory government funding. Reporting is optional for service events provided by non-specialised mental health services.

The HoNOSCA should only be reported for patients aged 17 years and under.

DSS specific information:

The HoNOSCA for the first service contact may be derived from the HoNOSCA admission rating submitted for the patient's ambulatory care episode as part of the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection reporting requirements.

The HoNOSCA for the last service contact may be derived from the HoNOSCA discharge rating submitted for the patient's ambulatory care episode as part of the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection reporting requirements.


Residential patient mental health care cluster

        Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 15/10/2014

DSS specific attributes +
Conditional obligation:

Reporting of HoNOSCA at admission and separation is mandatory for residential mental health care services that are included in the General list of in-scope public hospital services, which have been developed under the National Health Reform Agreement (2011). Reporting is optional for episodes of residential mental health care provided by government-funded, non-government operated services.

The HoNOSCA should only be reported for patients aged 17 years and under.


Implementation in Indicators:Help on this term
Used as Numerator
KPIs for Australian Public Mental Health Services: PI 01J – Change in consumer's clinical outcomes, 2015

        Health, Superseded 11/05/2016

KPIs for Australian Public Mental Health Services: PI 01J – Change in consumer's clinical outcomes, 2016

        Health, Superseded 14/06/2017

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