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The effectiveness of personal budgets for people with mental health problems: A systematic review

Webber, Martin, Treacy, Samantha, Carr, Sarah, Clark, Mike ORCID: 0000-0003-4964-5005 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

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Identification Number: 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
Official URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ijmh20/current
Additional Information: © 2014 Shadowfax Publishing and Informa UK Limited
Divisions: Care Policy and Evaluation Centre
Date Deposited: 28 Nov 2019 15:48
Last Modified: 18 Oct 2024 16:24
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/102677

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