Table 5 Viewpoints on practicality and future use of FoVOx risk assessment tool
Themes | Sub-theme | Reasons |
|---|---|---|
Will use in the future | FoVOx specific | simple items, easy to measure; quick, convenient and free calculator; important risk factors included; reliable, consistent with clinical judgment; well developed and will use it if further validated; rather objective |
Need for tools | need for a standardized tool; there is no tool currently | |
Information sharing | provides informative data to support; help to explain to judges | |
Impact on risk management | reassurance with clinical judgements; easy to refer using low/middle/high categories | |
Limited use | Risk factors not identified | only a few items were included; the risk factors are not associated with high variance |
numbers of violence incidence, incentives for violence, family support, education level, current symptoms, medication adherence, duration of disease | ||
Risk factors need adjustment | Few diagnoses of personality disorders are made in China. It is difficult for judges to understand. There is no special treatment for PD, and may increase the stigma towards the individual with PD. | |
Data on diagnosis of drug abuse is not commonly collected in China. |