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Developing data collection and quality indicators for probatio

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health and social care needs of people under probation supervision including learning disability, learning difficulty, ADHD, autism, mental health disorders, drug and alcohol misuse, physical health needs, and service use
Not Applicable
Developmental disorder of scholastic skills, unspecified, Disturbance of activity and attention, Childhood autism, Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use, Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol
Registration Number
ISRCTN16014381
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Lincoln
Brief Summary

2024 Other publications in https://doi.org/10.1177/02645505231222961 Professional and lived experience (added 15/05/2024) 2024 Other publications in https://doi.org/10.1177/026455052312212 Review to identify relevant existing standards and measures (added 15/05/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
98
Inclusion Criteria

Improving data collection: individuals eligible to take part in the survey will be as follows -
1. Adult (aged 18+ years) of any gender under probation supervision in the community in one of the Probation Service Local Delivery Units taking part in the study
2. Sufficient understanding of English to complete the survey (readability has been fully considered, and further assistance will be provided by probation staff if needed)
3. Able to provide informed consent

Individuals participating in the telephone interviews to provide feedback on the administration of the survey will be 5-10 frontline probation staff that administered the survey and are willing to participate (convenience sample).

Developing quality indicators: Here, the researchers will recruit an expert panel and a service user (lived experience) panel. The expert panel will consist of:
1. Adults (aged 18+ years) of any gender working in appropriate roles within the health and social care and criminal justice field
2. Sufficient understanding of English to participate in the study
3. Able to provide informed consent

The service user panel will consist of:
1. Adults of any gender with lived experience of the criminal justice system, including being under probation supervision
2. Sufficient understanding of English to participate in the study
3. Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Aged less than 18 years
2. Insufficient understanding of English to participate
3. Unable to provide informed consent
4. No relevant professional or personal experience - of working in the health and justice field or of being in the criminal justice system

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Information on health and social care needs will be measured using a survey designed specifically for the project which will be delivered as a one-off (at baseline only). This includes the following existing screening tools:<br>1. Alcohol use measured using the AUDIT-C at baseline<br>2. Drug use measured using the DAST-10 at baseline<br>3. Mental health status measured using the CORE-10 at baseline<br>4. Needs measured using the CANSAS-P Second Edition at baseline
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
There are no secondary outcome measures
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