The reliability and validity of the SAPROF-ID version 1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Reliability, validity and clinical utility of the Structured Assessment of Protective Factors for Violence Risk-Intellectual Disability (SAPROF-ID) additional manual
IRAS ID
245023
Contact name
Richard Whittington
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Liverpool
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
N/A, N/A
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
The SAPROF-ID is a new tool to help staff to identify factors which 'protect' a person with an intellectual disability (ID) for behaving aggressively. It was developed in response to a service gap identified by clinicians working with this client group in two NHS Trusts (Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust [MCFT] and Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust [TEWV]). A SAPROF-ID pilot version has been developed through investigation of the available evidence and extensive consultation with service users. This pilot version now requires fieldwork for formal validation purposes and feedback on the clinical utility of the tool, including the wording and comprehension of the scoring guidelines.
Aim
The aim of this study is to assess the psychometric properties and clinical utility of the SAPROF-ID in order to inform the final version for subsequent implementation into clinical practice.
Objectives
1. To establish the distribution of ratings on the SAPROF-ID items.
2. To establish the inter-rater reliability of the SAPROF-ID (individual items, scale scores, total score and final protection judgement).
3. To establish the predictive validity of the SAPROF-ID (individual items, scale scores, total score and final protection judgement).
4. To examine any additive predictive effect of including the SAPROF-ID to an HCR-20 risk assessment in this population.
5. To assess clinicians’ opinions regarding the presentation and format of the SAPROF-ID.REC name
London - Brighton & Sussex Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/LO/1466
Date of REC Opinion
29 Aug 2018
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion