Implementation of a recovery-oriented model in a sub-acute Intermediate Stay Mental Health Unit (ISMHU)

Table 3 Mental Health Recovery Star (MHRS) profiles on admission (N = 131)

MHRS subscale/items	Mean (SD)	Median	Stage-of-change (%)^a
MHRS subscale/items	Mean (SD)	Median	Pre-action	Action	Self-reliant
Symptom management & functioning:	5.69 (1.48)	5.75	55.7	42.7	1.5
(2) Physical health and self-care	6.11 (2.05)	6.00	42.7	45.0	12.2
(1) Managing mental health	5.43 (1.86)	5.00	58.8	35.9	5.3
(5) Work	4.66 (1.86)	5.00	71.0	26.7	2.3
(3) Living skills	6.56 (2.32)	7.00	37.4	35.1	27.5
Self-belief:	6.49 (1.49)	6.50	34.4	59.5	6.1
(7) Addictive behaviour^b	6.72 (2.49)	7.00	33.6	39.7	26.7
(9) Identity and self-esteem	5.72 (2.13)	5.00	50.4	37.4	12.2
(10) Trust and hope	5.95 (2.08)	6.00	44.3	45.0	10.7
(8) Responsibilities^b	7.58 (1.96)	8.00	18.3	45.0	36.6
Social connection:	5.18 (1.93)	5.00	63.4	32.8	3.8
(6) Relationships	5.34 (2.34)	5.00	57.3	32.1	10.7
(4) Social networks	5.02 (2.34)	5.00	61.8	26.7	11.5
Overall score (10 items)	5.98 (1.31)	6.00	49.6	48.9	1.5

Note: Item numbers from the MHRS are shown in brackets; see Additional file 2 for subscale development
^aItem or subscale score classification: Pre-action <6; Action ≥6 & <9; Self-reliant 9–10; Number of pre-action items: Mean = 4.76 (SD = 2.60)
^bA score of 10 is given for Addictive behaviour and/or Responsibilities if no difficulties are reported

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