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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 146-55 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England) |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2014 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Budgets
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Mental Disorders
- Mentally Ill Persons
- Quality of Life
Profiles
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Gillian Mary Parker
- Social Policy Research Unit - Professor of Social Policy Research, Former employee
Person: Academic