Title: (PDF) The needs assessment checklist: A clinical approach to measuring outcome
Headings: The needs assessment checklist: A clinical approach to measuring outcome
The needs assessment checklist: A clinical approach to measuring outcome
Authors:
Paul Kennedy
L R Hamilton
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Psychological Outcomes of MRSA-Isolation in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
Spinal Cord Injuries

Content: a clinical approach to measuring
outcome
P Kennedy and LR Hamilton
Department of Clinical Psychology, Nat ional Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital NHS Trust,
Aylesbury, Buc ks HP21 8AL, UK
Objective: To evaluate the outcome of the Needs Assessment and Goal Planning Programm e
used in the rehabilitation of people with spinal cord injuries. The Needs Ass essment
Programme incorporates a behavioura l indicator rating scale to detail the individu al's progress
and rehabilitation needs. This can also be used to evaluate the outcome of the rehabilit ation
programme in general. The Need s Assessment Checklist (NAC) form s part of the programme
and is a tool whi ch is used to evaluate rehabilitation outcome. Setting: A purpose built, national spinal injuries centre in the United Kingdom. Subjects: 82 patients who had completed the Needs Assessment Checklist, both at the
beginning and towards the end of the rehabilit ative process. Results: