Adaptation process and psychometric properties of the french version of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for People with Learning Disabilities

Straccia, Claudio; Gerber, Fabienne Maria Y.; Robbiani, Barbara; Collet, Isabelle; Lonchampt, Sophie; Kosel, Markus Mathaus

doi:10.1080/19315864.2021.1992550

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Adaptation process and psychometric properties of the french version of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for People with Learning Disabilities

ContributorsStraccia, Claudio

; Gerber, Fabienne Maria Y.; Robbiani, Barbara; Collet, Isabelle

; Lonchampt, Sophie

; Kosel, Markus Mathaus

Published inJournal of mental health research in intellectual disabilities, vol. 15, no. 1, p. 37-48

Publication date2021-10-15

First online date2021-10-15

Abstract

Introduction : The aim of this study was to adapt the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for people with Learning Disabilities into French (F-HoNOS-LD) and to examine its validity and reliability.

Method : Sixty-six adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) admitted to a psychiatric hospital took part in the study. Clinicians used the F-HoNOS-LD and the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) to test all of them at hospital admission. A subsample (n = 34) was tested with the F-HoNOS-LD a second time at the end of the hospital stay.

Results : The French version of the instrument showed evidence of convergent validity with the ABC and very good internal consistency. Repeated measures analyses revealed – as expected – a systematic decrease in F-HoNOS-LD scores.

Conclusion : Results of this study suggest that the F-HoNOS-LD is a reliable and valid instrument to measure clinical outcomes among French-speaking adults with ID.

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Intellectual disability
Mental health
Outcome assessment
HoNOS-LD

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STRACCIA, Claudio et al. Adaptation process and psychometric properties of the french version of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for People with Learning Disabilities. In: Journal of mental health research in intellectual disabilities, 2021, vol. 15, n° 1, p. 37–48. doi: 10.1080/19315864.2021.1992550

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PID : unige:180416
DOI : 10.1080/19315864.2021.1992550

Additional URL for this publicationhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19315864.2021.1992550

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