Data-gathering tools for "real world" clinical settings: a multisite feasibility study.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry
; 35(1): 55-66, 1996 Jan.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8567613
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the mental health needs and optimal treatments for children and families in "real world" settings, data-gathering strategies are needed that can be easily implemented across a variety of clinical settings. To address this need, the authors developed and piloted a "clinician-friendly" questionnaire that includes demographic, psychosocial, medical, and family history variables, such as those routinely gathered in standard clinical evaluations.METHOD:
Optical scanning technology was used to encode data from more than 1,900 children, including 1,458 consecutive referrals in four military child psychiatry clinics, 285 consecutive admissions to a civilian psychiatric state hospital, 71 pediatric patients, and a community sample of 113 children.RESULTS:
Despite geographic and logistic obstacles, clinical data were reliably obtained across multiple settings. Data analyses revealed meaningful differences across samples in subjects' presenting complaints, and a range of psychosocial, demographic, and background variables. Data were characterized by an apparently high degree of accuracy and completeness.CONCLUSIONS:
Findings illustrate the importance and feasibility of standardized data-gathering approaches in routine clinical settings and clarify the hazards as well as the opportunities afforded by these research approaches. Such data-gathering tools appear to have significant merit and deserve further implementation and testing across a range of clinical and research settings.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Patient Care Team
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Personality Assessment
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Family Therapy
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Health Services Needs and Demand
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Medical History Taking
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry
Journal subject:
PEDIATRIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Year:
1996
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Publication country:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA