Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Older Adults (HoNOS65+)
Description
The HoNOS65+ is an assessment of mental health and social functioning in adults over the age of 65 with a mental illness.The HoNOS65+ is an assessment of mental health and social functioning in adults over the age of 65 with a mental illness.
Test Features
Administration details
Administration type: Clinician/researcher
Structured interview?
No
Timeframe:Past two weeks.
Approx time: 0-5 minutesAccessing the assessment and manual information
Access information:
- Burns, A., Beevor, A., Lelliott, P., Wing, J., Blakey, A., Orrell, M., ... & Hadden, S. (1999). Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for elderly people (HoNOS 65+). The British Journal of Psychiatry, 174(5), 424-427. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.174.5.424
License details
Free to Use?
No, cost varies depending on number of administrations and context.
License details:- The Commonwealth of Australia registered for the use of the HoNOS65+ through arrangements with the copyright holders, Cambridge University Press and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. For further information about use of the HoNOS65+ go to copyright information provided by the Royal College of Psychiatrists at https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/events/in-house-training/health-of-nationoutcome-scales or https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/about-us/contact-us/permissions
Reliability and Validity
Note: Listed publications are for the English version of the assessment only
- Burgess, P. M., Harris, M. G., Coombs, T., & Pirkis, J. E. (2017). A systematic review of clinician-rated instruments to assess adults' levels of functioning in specialised public sector mental health services. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 51(4), 338–354. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867416688098
Further information:
See also: Burns, A., Beevor, A., Lelliott, P., Wing, J., Blakey, A., Orrell, M., . . . Hadden, S. (1999). Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Elderly People (HoNOS 65 ): Glossary for HoNOS 65 score sheet. British Journal of Psychiatry, 174(5), 435-438. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.174.5.435
The HoNOS65+ is also available in Spanish, Dutch, French, Greek, and Italian.