Health of the Nation Outcome Scale 65+
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Glossary Item |
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| Synonymous names: | HoNOS65+ |
| METEOR identifier: | 730842 |
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| Definition: | An assessment of psychiatric symptoms and psychosocial functioning in an older patient. |
| Context: | Health of the Nation Outcome Scale 65+ (HoNOS 65+) is a clinical assessment tool used by mental health professionals to evaluate psychiatric symptoms and psychosocial functioning in an older patient. |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | HoNOS 65+ is designed to be used by clinicians before and after interventions, so that changes attributable to interventions can be measured. |
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| Comments: | Twelve scales are used to rate older mental health service users. The scales include:
Together, the scales rate various aspects of mental and social health, each on a scale of 0 to 4. 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 A HoNOS 65+ total score (the sum of each individual scale item) will be a value between 0 and 48. |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Independent Hospital Pricing Authority |
| Origin: | Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) © Royal College of Psychiatrists 1996. |
| Reference documents: | The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2019. HoNOS 65+ (Older Adults). The Royal College of Psychiatrists, London. Viewed 14 July 2020, https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/events/in-house-training/health-of-nation-outcome-scales |
Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Health of the Nation Outcome Scale 65+
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| Metadata items which use this glossary item: | Activity based funding: Mental health care NBEDS 2021–22
Activity based funding: Mental health care NBEDS 2022–23
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