Family interventions in psychosis: a scale to measure therapist adherence

Onwumere, Juliana, Kuipers, Elizabeth, Gamble, Catherine, Jolley, Suzanne, Smith, Ben, Rollinson, Rebecca, Steel, Craig, Fowler, David, Bebbington, Paul, Dunn, Graham, Freeman, Daniel and Garety, Philippa (2009) Family interventions in psychosis: a scale to measure therapist adherence. Journal of Family Therapy, 31 (3). pp. 270-283. ISSN 1467-6427

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Abstract

The efficacy of family interventions in psychosis is well documented. UK and USA schizophrenia treatment guidelines advocate the practice of family interventions within routine clinical services. However, less attention has been paid to the study of treatment fidelity and the tools used in its assessment. This study reports the inter-rater reliability of a new scale: Family Intervention in Psychosis-Adherence Scale (FIPAS). This measure is designed to assess therapist adherence to the Kuipers et al. (2002) family intervention in psychosis treatment manual. Reliability ratings were based on a sample of thirteen audiotapes drawn from a randomized controlled trial of family intervention. The results indicated that the majority of items of the FIPAS had acceptable levels of inter-rater reliability. The findings are discussed in terms of their implications for the training and monitoring of the effectiveness of practitioners for family interventions in psychosis.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Psychological Sciences (former - to 2018)
Depositing User:	EPrints Services
Date Deposited:	25 Nov 2010 11:13
Last Modified:	09 Nov 2023 02:04
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/15324
DOI:	10.1111/j.1467-6427.2009.00466.x

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