10.116. Perinatal POEM (Patient-rated Outcome and Experience Measure)

Note

[FROM-Perinatal] Recommended by FROM-Perinatal, as part of the “patient experience measures” set. See FROM-Perinatal.

10.116.1. Sources

• Royal College of Psychiatrists (2018). FROM-Perinatal: Framework for Routine Outcome Measures in Perinatal Psychiatry. College Report CR216. https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-source/improving-care/better-mh-policy/college-reports/college-report-cr216.pdf

• https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/improving-care/ccqi/quality-networks-accreditation/perinatal-community-teams/standards-and-publications

• Inpatient version: https://www.snapsurveys.com/wh/s.asp?k=153777774423. “The in-patient measure consists of

  • 2 questions on mental health at first contact and discharge from service using a 5-point Likert scale,

  • 12 questions on patient experience using a 4-point Likert scale and

  • 6 questions specific to the MBU that also use a 4-point Likert scale.”

• Community version: https://www.snapsurveys.com/wh/s.asp?k=148369367862.

  • “The measure for the perinatal community team use does not include the last 6 [inpatient] unit-specific questions.”

• Content extracted from online version in the absence of another source.

10.116.2. Intellectual property rights

• Developed by the Perinatal Quality Network for Perinatal Mental Health Services (CCQI), Royal College of Psychiatrists, as above.

• “POEM is free to use.” (Royal College of Psychiatrists, CR216, 2015, as above.)