Innovations in Practice: Piloting electronic session‐by‐session monitoring in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: a preliminary study. Issue 3 (3rd June 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hall, Charlotte L.; Moldavsky, Maria; Taylor, John; Marriott, Michael; Goodman, Robert; Sayal, Kapil; Hollis, Chris
• Is Part Of: Child and adolescent mental health. Volume 20:Issue 3(2015:Aug.)
• Page Start: 171
• Page End: 174
• Publication Date: 2014-06-03
• Subjects: Adolescent psychology -- Periodicals; Child mental health -- Periodicals; Child psychiatry -- Periodicals; Child psychology -- Periodicals; Teenagers -- Mental health -- Periodicals; 155.405
• DOI: 10.1111/camh.12066
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1475-357X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="camh12066-abs-0001"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="camh12066-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Background</title> <p>Recent UK initiatives have advocated the use of session‐by‐session outcome measurement in CAMHS. However, little is known about the feasibility of this approach.</p> </sec> <sec id="camh12066-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Method</title> <p>The PROMPT study (Patient Reported Outcome Monitoring Progress Tracker) piloted an iPad administered brief session‐by‐session measure (S × S) related to the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire impact supplement in three CAMHS teams. We report adherence to electronic S × S monitoring and a preliminary analysis of sensitivity to change.</p> </sec> <sec id="camh12066-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>Adherence to S × S was 57%, which is higher than the completion rates for the standard set of outcome measures usually completed by clinicians and young people. S × S showed some sensitivity to change.</p> </sec> <sec id="camh12066-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusions</title> <p>Session‐by‐session monitoring in CAMHS is worthy of further pursuit.</p> </sec> </abstract>