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Title: | Using technology to improve patient assessment and outcome evaluation | Contributor(s): | Dunstan, Debra (author) ; Tooth, Suzie (author) | Publication Date: | 2012 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/12034 | Abstract: | Until the recent widespread availability of modern communication technology, traditional paper mood monitoring data was plagued with limited compliance (approximately 11%) and inaccuracy. This restricted clinicians' capacity to meaningfully assess patient progress or evaluate their treatments by the preferred practice-based method: the single-case experimental design. A fundamental element of single-case methodology is the collection of repeated measures of behaviour or mood (typically daily or on several occasions per week) from which patterns and stability can be analysed using visual inspection. This data must also be collected in at least three phases: (i) baseline or pre-treatment; (ii) treatment; and (iii) post treatment or follow up - with a minimum of 5 data points per phase. Effective treatment is demonstrated when there is stability of symptoms at baseline (ie minimal slope), followed by a reduction in symptom severity during treatment (ie level), and the maintenance of gains at follow up. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Rural and Remote Health, 12(3), p. 1-3 | Publisher: | Australian Rural Health Education Network | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 1445-6354 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 520302 Clinical psychology 520303 Counselling psychology 520304 Health psychology |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920209 Mental Health Services | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200305 Mental health services | HERDC Category Description: | C4 Letter of Note | Publisher/associated links: | http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/showarticlenew.asp?ArticleID=2048 |
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