The effectiveness of personal budgets for people with mental health problems: a systematic review
Webber, Martin, Treacy, Samantha, Carr, Sarah, Clark, Mike and Parker, Gillian (2014) The effectiveness of personal budgets for people with mental health problems: a systematic review. Journal of Mental Health, 23 (3) . pp. 146-155. ISSN 0963-8237 [Article] (doi:10.3109/09638237.2014.910642)
Abstract
Background: Personal budgets are a key policy priority in adult social care in England and are expected to become increasingly important in the care of adults with mental health problems.
Aims: This article systematically reviews evidence for the effectiveness of personal budgets for people with mental health problems across diverse outcomes.
Methods: The review, conducted in 2013, used the EPPI-Centre methodology for conducting a systematic review informed by Social Care Institute for Excellence guidelines. Data were extracted from studies and combined using meta-synthesis.
Results: Fifteen studies were included in the review which found mostly positive outcomes in terms of choice and control, quality of life, service use and cost-effectiveness. However, methodological limitations make these findings rather unreliable and insufficient to inform personal budgets policy and practice for mental health service users.
Conclusions: Further high quality studies are required to inform policy and practice for mental health service users, which lags behind other adult social care groups in the use of personal budgets.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Research Areas: | A. > School of Health and Education > Mental Health, Social Work and Interprofessional Learning |
| Item ID: | 17240 |
| Depositing User: | Sarah Carr |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jul 2015 10:56 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Sep 2018 15:21 |
| URI: | https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/17240 |
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