Delgadillo, J. orcid.org/0000-0001-5349-230X, Moreea, O., Outhwaite-Luke, H. et al. (4 more authors) (2014) Confidence in the face of risk: the Risk Assessment and Management Self-Efficacy Study (RAMSES). Psychiatric Bulletin, 38 (2). pp. 58-65. ISSN 0955-6036
Abstract
Aims and method To evaluate a comprehensive risk management programme. A Risk Assessment and Management Self-Efficacy Scale (RAMSES) was used to evaluate the impact of a clinical guideline and training course. Fifty-three psychological therapists were randomly allocated to training v. waiting list in a controlled, delayed-intervention design. Differences in mean self-efficacy scores between groups were examined using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Results The RAMSES measure had adequate factor structure, internal consistency and construct validity. When adjusting for baseline scores and cluster design, the group exposed to training had a higher mean self-efficacy score than controls. Mean differences between groups were not significant after the control group received training, nor at 6 months' follow-up. Clinical implications Exposure to training and clinical guidelines can improve self-efficacy in risk assessment and management. An important advance put forward by this study is the specification of areas of competence in risk assessment and management, which can be measured using a psychometrically sound tool.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 The Royal College of Psychiatrists. This is an open-access article published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 01 Aug 2016 13:37 |
Last Modified: | 01 Aug 2016 13:42 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.112.040394 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Royal College of Psychiatrists |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1192/pb.bp.112.040394 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:102299 |