Improving clinical outcomes in psychiatric care with touch-screen technology.
Patient-focused research, which uses clinical characteristics to predict outcomes, is a field in which information technology has been effectively integrated with practice. The present research used touch-screen technology to monitor the daily self-report measures of 1,308 consecutive inpatients and day patients participating in a 2-week cognitive-behavioral therapy group. Providing regular feedback was effective in reducing symptoms for patients at risk of poor outcomes (Newnham, Hooke, & Page, 2010b). The use of touch screens in psychiatric monitoring encourages a collaborative dialogue between patients and therapists and promotes engagement in the process of progress monitoring and treatment evaluation.
Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights.
Elizabeth A
0000-0001-5042-108X
EA
Newnham
School of Psychology, The University of Western Australia.
Emma L
EL
Doyle
School of Psychology, The University of Western Australia.
Adelln A H
AAH
Sng
School of Psychology, The University of Western Australia.
Geoffrey R
0000-0003-4983-8827
GR
Hooke
School of Psychology, The University of Western Australia.
Andrew C
0000-0003-3133-2844
AC
Page
D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003625:Data Collection; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010045:Outpatients; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012984:Software; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014584:User-Computer Interface