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Usefulness of symptom feedback to providers in an integrated primary care--mental health care clinic.
- Source :
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Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) [Psychiatr Serv] 2012 Jan; Vol. 63 (1), pp. 91-3. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Objective: Measurement-based care has been endorsed but not embraced in mental health settings. There is currently little guidance regarding the best methods to implement measurement-based care.<br />Methods: A survey of mental health providers was conducted before (N=15) and after (N=17) the implementation of a patient self-report symptom measurement system.<br />Results: At baseline, respondents rarely used the patient self-assessment information (mean±SD=1.8±1.8); they reported the patient data to be marginally useful (4.1±1.9), and only slightly recommended the use of patient assessments (4.3±2.0). Possible scores ranged from 1 to 7, with higher scores indicating more positivity. At follow-up, respondents almost always used the information in the assessments (6.3±1.7), found the patient report data very useful (6.4±.8), and highly recommended continued use of patient surveys in the integrated clinic (6.6±.5).<br />Conclusions: Providers' lack of enthusiasm about integration of routine data collection and reporting of patient symptoms may be overcome by simply exposing providers to this process.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1557-9700
- Volume :
- 63
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22227767
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201100323