Using de-identified electronic health records to research mental health supported housing services: A feasibility study.

Journal: PloS one
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Mental health supported housing services are a key component in the rehabilitation of people with severe and complex needs. They are implemented widely in the UK and other deinstitutionalised countries but there have been few empirical studies of their effectiveness due to the logistic challenges and costs of standard research methods. The Clinical Record Interactive Search (CRIS) tool, developed to de-identify and interrogate routinely recorded electronic health records, may provide an alternative to evaluate supported housing services.

Authors

  • Christian Dalton-Locke
    Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
  • Johan H Thygesen
    Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
  • Nomi Werbeloff
    Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
  • David Osborn
    Division of Psychiatry, University College London, UK; Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. Electronic address: davidd.osborn@ucl.ac.uk.
  • Helen Killaspy
    Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, United Kingdom.