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
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: | Personal Social Services Research Unit |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Nov 2019 15:48 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Apr 2024 08:30 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/102677 |
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