title: The use of treatment progress scales in client monitoring and evaluation.
abstract: This article describes a multiple-use patient monitoring and evaluation system, the Treatment Progress Scales (TPS), which has been used for the last six years on 4,600 psychiatric and chemically dependent patients in a state-operated mental health facility. The system has been used for patient monitoring, management information, and program evaluation purposes. The article summarizes these and offers a brief overview of the TPS, its psychometric properties, and its advantages and disadvantages.
authors.affiliation: Hastings Regional Center, NE 68902.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Schalock
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Sheehan
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006783:Hospitals, State / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D009329:Nebraska; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy