Citation

Pelizza L, Paulillo G, Maestri D, Paraggio C, De Amicis I, Mammone E, Scarci M, Leuci E, Pupo S, Pellegrini P. Int. J. Law Psychiatry 2022; 84: e101828.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ijlp.2022.101828

PMID

35933892

Abstract

PURPOSE: Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM) is still poorly implemented in the routine forensic psychiatric practice. As reliable ROM instruments are lacking, the aims of this research was to assess the psychometric properties of the Parma Scale (Pr-Scale) and its sensitivity to measure scores' longitudinal changes.

METHODS: Interrater and test-retest reliability, internal consistency and concurrent validity were investigated in offenders with mental disorder. Scores' longitudinal changeability was examined after a 3-month period using the Wilcoxon test for repeated measure.

RESULTS: Sixty male adult patients were recruited in this study. Our findings showed good to excellent interrater and test-retest reliability, concurrent validity and internal consistency for the Pr-Scale. Pr-Scale scores also display a moderate to large changeability over time.

CONCLUSIONS: Our results support the clinical use of the Pr-Scale in forensic psychiatric settings as reliable ROM instrument.

Language: en

Keywords

Italy; Reliability; Validity; Forensic psychiatry; Routine outcome monitoring; Treatment evaluation