REGNRSG 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Content Validity, Somatization, Therapeutic Relationship
Document Summary
Brief instruments for treatment planning, monitoring, and outcome assessment. Managed care emphasis on cost-efficiency (cost containment and documenting treatment efficacy) They can be used to plan, monitor, and evaluate intervention impacts. Extensive research on the outcomes of mental health interventions and the need to monitor work through tests has led to the development of instruments that do not take long to complete (time-efficiency) Time needed for completion: should not take more than 15mins to complete. Relevant to target group: brief instruments should be usable and understandable by everyone (professional and nonprofessional) clear and direct. Symptom checklist-90-r (scl-90-r: 90 symptom descriptions to be rated in terms of severity (1-4, 6th grade reading level required, takes 12-15mins to complete, symptoms are scored around 9 dimensions and 3 global indexes. Shortened version: brief symptom inventory (bsi: 53 symptom descriptions. Assessment of a client"s type and severity of self-reported symptoms.
