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: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Level of psychiatric symptom severity (HoNOSCA score) |
| METEOR identifier: | 717784 |
| Registration status: | Health, Superseded 19/02/2021 |
| Definition: | An assessment of the severity of a person's psychiatric symptoms, as represented by a Health of the Nation Outcome Scale for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA) score-based code. |
| Context: | Psychiatric symptom severity, persons aged 17 years and under. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person—level of psychiatric symptom severity |
| Value Domain: | Health of the Nation Outcome Scale for Children and Adolescents score code N |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
| Representation class: | Code | |
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| Data type: | Number | |
| Format: | N | |
| Maximum character length: | 1 | |
| Value | Meaning | |
| Permissible values: | 0 | No problems within the period stated |
| 1 | Minor problem requiring no action | |
| 2 | Mild problem but definitely present | |
| 3 | Moderately severe problem | |
| 4 | Severe to very severe problem | |
| Supplementary values: | 8 | Unknown |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | CODE 8 Unknown This code should be used for HoNOSCA values that are missing or recorded in the HoNOSCA tool as '7 - Not stated/missing' and '9 - Unknown'. 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 5-point scale with higher scores indicating more problems. Each scale is assigned a value of between 0 and 4, or 8 for unknown. The fifteen scales are as follows:
The sum of the individual scores of each of the scales (excluding supplementary value 8 Unknown) from 1 to 15 represents the total HoNOSCA score. The total HoNOSCA score represents the overall severity of an individual's psychiatric symptoms. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Independent Hospital Pricing Authority |
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