Routine outcome measurement completion rates of the CORE-OM in primary care psychological therapies and counselling

Authors: Bewick, Bridgette¹; Trusler, Karen¹; Mullin, Tracy¹; Grant, Stewart²; Mothersole, Geoff³

Source: Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, Volume 6, Number 1, March 2006 , pp. 33-40(8)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Formally evaluating and reporting on the progress of clients is now seen as a central component of clinical practice. Generally, research suggests that the percentage of practitioners who use outcome measures as part of their clinical practice is relatively low. However, no national benchmarks have yet been presented which allow both practitioners and services to assess their relative performance in terms of data collection. The present study uses the CORE National Research database ( n =31882) and reports pre- and post-therapy assessment completion rates, thereby enabling services to track their performance relative to other services. On average, pre-therapy CORE-OMs were reliably completed by 83% of clients while post-therapy forms were completed by 39%. However, there were large variations between services. The practical use and implications of the results presented are discussed by managers of NHS primary care counselling services.

Keywords: Outcome measure completion; primary care; counselling; service quality management

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733140600581432

Affiliations: 1: Psychological Therapies Research Centre, University of Leeds 2: Dumfries and Galloway Department of Psychological Services and Research 3: West Sussex Health and Social Care NHS Trust

Publication date: 2006-03-01