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dc.contributor.authorCollins, Mick
dc.contributor.authorAshwell, Chris
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-29T13:16:51Z
dc.date.available2017-09-29T13:16:51Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationDavies, S., Collins, M. & Ashwell, C. (2012). Validation of the Security Needs Assessment Profile (SNAP) by a national survey of secure units in England. The Psychiatrist, 36 (10), pp.366-371.
dc.identifier.other10.1192/pb.bp.110.033555
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12904/11691
dc.description.abstractAims and method: The Security Needs Assessment Profile (SNAP) was developed to provide a detailed description of individual patient's security requirements in the then Trent Region of England. A national survey of secure units was undertaken to examine the content validity of the item structure of SNAP and revise the item definitions to reflect more broadly based clinical practice. A follow-up survey sought views on the usefulness of SNAP in clinical practice. Results: Thirty-five secure units from National Health Service and independent sector providers participated. No new security items were generated. All the item definitions were reviewed, many amended, and a small number revised extensively. Units' security profiles were rated on the original and revised instruments. Clinical implications: The revised SNAP has been shown to be generalisable across secure services in England; 92% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that SNAP would be useful in providing a structured security needs assessment. Declaration of interest: The authors have undertaken lecturing and training about the assessment of security needs and the use of SNAP (predominantly unpaid).
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dc.subjectPsychometrics
dc.subjectNeeds assessment
dc.subjectPsychiatric hospitals
dc.titleValidation of the Security Needs Assessment Profile (SNAP) by a national survey of secure units in England
dc.typeArticle
html.description.abstractAims and method: The Security Needs Assessment Profile (SNAP) was developed to provide a detailed description of individual patient's security requirements in the then Trent Region of England. A national survey of secure units was undertaken to examine the content validity of the item structure of SNAP and revise the item definitions to reflect more broadly based clinical practice. A follow-up survey sought views on the usefulness of SNAP in clinical practice. Results: Thirty-five secure units from National Health Service and independent sector providers participated. No new security items were generated. All the item definitions were reviewed, many amended, and a small number revised extensively. Units' security profiles were rated on the original and revised instruments. Clinical implications: The revised SNAP has been shown to be generalisable across secure services in England; 92% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that SNAP would be useful in providing a structured security needs assessment. Declaration of interest: The authors have undertaken lecturing and training about the assessment of security needs and the use of SNAP (predominantly unpaid).


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