| Autor: |
Smith GR; Center for Mental Healthcare Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205, USA. smithgrichard@uams.edu, Kramer TL, Hollenberg JA, Mosley CL, Ross RL, Burnam A |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Mental health services research [Ment Health Serv Res] 2002 Sep; Vol. 4 (3), pp. 167-73. |
| DOI: |
10.1023/a:1019763130150 |
| Abstrakt: |
The results of 2 validation studies for an assessment tool designed specifically for quality improvement and outcomes assessment efforts in mental healthcare are presented in this paper. The studies evaluated a new tool to assess the patient outcomes for major depressive disorder following treatment in routine clinical settings called the Depression-Arkansas Scale (D-ARK). Study 1 included 54 patients recruited from 3 hospital-based clinics (2 mental health clinics and 1 primary care clinic). Study 2 includes 827 patients from 5 clinical settings including a university based outpatient clinic, a VA based mental health clinic, and a managed-care program. These 2 very different studies provide preliminary evidence that the D-ARK may be a useful tool for quality improvement efforts in the mental healthcare setting. Specifically, they indicate that the D-ARK has strong validity when compared to 2 different research assessments, the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R, Patient Edition (SCID-P) and the Inventory to Diagnose Depression (IDD), and compared to clinical assessments using both the clinical diagnosis and a clinician checklist. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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