The use of Enhancing Quality Use of Medication Self-Reported Questionniare (EQUIM-SRQ) among mental health consumers

a pilot study

Ashoorian, Deena
Salter, Sandra
Denton, Tatiana
Nguyen, Flavia
Crisp, Lucinda
Boase, Lauren
Roberts, Malcolm
O’Hara, Peter
Davidson, Rowan
Clifford, Rhonda

Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice, Pharmacy Program, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
Consultant Pharmacist, Pharmacy Program, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
Postgraduate Pharmacy Student, Pharmacy Program, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
Postgraduate Pharmacy Student, Pharmacy Program, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
Postgraduate Pharmacy Student, Pharmacy Program, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
Postgraduate Pharmacy Student, Pharmacy Program, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
Adjunct Associate Professor of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Program, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
Senior Project Officer, Office of the Chief Psychiatrist, Health Department of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
Chief Psychiatrist, Health Department of Western Australia, Australia; School of Medicine and Neurosciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
Associate Professor, Pharmacy Program, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia

Deena Ashoorian, Pharmacy M315, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley WA 6009, Australia Email: [email protected]

Australasian Psychiatry 20(4):p 327-332, August 2012. | DOI: 10.1177/1039856212455252

Objective:

To assess the applicability, interpretability and potential limitations of an adverse event screening questionnaire (the Enhancing Quality Use of Medication Self-Reported Questionnaire [EQUIM-SRQ]) in an Australian mental health outpatient population.

Method:

Questionnaires were distributed amongst two Australian adult mental health clinics for completion either at the clinic (onsite), or externally (postal option), during March – May 2011. Assistance was offered to participants completing the questionnaire onsite. Clients who were visited in their homes by clinic staff were invited to participate as external participants.

Results:

Of 160 questionnaires distributed, 29 (18%) were completed. Of those, 22 were completed onsite, and seven were completed externally. Of the questionnaires completed onsite, 11 were fully completed, with 4 participants requiring assistance. A further 11 questionnaires were partially completed, with 2 participants requiring assistance. Of the questionnaires completed externally, 5 were fully completed.

Conclusion:

Although the response rate was low, the EQUIM-SRQ was applicable, interpretable and acceptable when completed or partially completed questionnaires were assessed. The potential exists to apply the EQUIM-SRQ in further research, and thereafter, clinical practice.