The brief symptom inventory and the outcome questionnaire-45 in the assessment of the outcome quality of mental health interventions

Crameri, Aureliano; Schuetz, Christopher; Andreae, Andreas; Koemeda, Margit; Schulthess, Peter; Tschuschke, Volker; von Wyl, Agnes

doi:10.21256/zhaw-1961

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Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	The brief symptom inventory and the outcome questionnaire-45 in the assessment of the outcome quality of mental health interventions
Authors:	Crameri, Aureliano Schuetz, Christopher Andreae, Andreas Koemeda, Margit Schulthess, Peter Tschuschke, Volker von Wyl, Agnes
DOI:	10.21256/zhaw-1961 10.1155/2016/7830785
Published in:	Psychiatry Journal
Volume(Issue):	2016
Issue Date:	2016
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Hindawi
ISSN:	2314-4327 2314-4335
Language:	English
Subject (DDC):	616.8: Neurology, diseases of nervous system
Abstract:	Self-report questionnaires are economical instruments for routine outcome assessment. In this study, the performance of the German version of the Outcome Questionnaire-45 (OQ-45) and the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) was evaluated when applied in analysis of the outcome quality of psychiatric and psychotherapeutic interventions. Pre-post data from two inpatient samples (N = 5711) and one outpatient sample (N = 239) were analyzed. Critical differences (reliable change index) and cut-off points between functional and dysfunctional populations were calculated using the Jacobson and Truax method of calculating clinical significance. Overall, the results indicated that the BSI was more accurate than the OQ-45 in correctly classifying patients as clinical subjects. Nonetheless, even with the BSI, about 25% of inpatients with schizophrenia attained a score at admission below the clinical cut-off. Both questionnaires exhibited the highest sensitivity to psychopathology with patients with personality disorders. When considering the differences in the pre-scores, both questionnaires showed the same sensitivity to change. The advantage of using these self-report measures is observed primarily in assessing outpatient psychotherapy outcome. In an inpatient setting two main problems-namely, the low response rate and the scarce sensitivity to psychopathology with severely ill patients-limit the usability of self-report questionnaires.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/5551
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement:	Applied Psychology
Organisational Unit:	Psychological Institute (PI)
Published as part of the ZHAW project:	Praxisstudie ambulante Psychotherapie (PAP-S)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Angewandte Psychologie

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Crameri, A., Schuetz, C., Andreae, A., Koemeda, M., Schulthess, P., Tschuschke, V., & von Wyl, A. (2016). The brief symptom inventory and the outcome questionnaire-45 in the assessment of the outcome quality of mental health interventions. Psychiatry Journal, 2016. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1961

Crameri, A. et al. (2016) ‘The brief symptom inventory and the outcome questionnaire-45 in the assessment of the outcome quality of mental health interventions’, Psychiatry Journal, 2016. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1961.

A. Crameri et al., “The brief symptom inventory and the outcome questionnaire-45 in the assessment of the outcome quality of mental health interventions,” Psychiatry Journal, vol. 2016, 2016, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-1961.

CRAMERI, Aureliano, Christopher SCHUETZ, Andreas ANDREAE, Margit KOEMEDA, Peter SCHULTHESS, Volker TSCHUSCHKE und Agnes VON WYL, 2016. The brief symptom inventory and the outcome questionnaire-45 in the assessment of the outcome quality of mental health interventions. Psychiatry Journal. 2016. Bd. 2016. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-1961

Crameri, Aureliano, Christopher Schuetz, Andreas Andreae, Margit Koemeda, Peter Schulthess, Volker Tschuschke, and Agnes von Wyl. 2016. “The Brief Symptom Inventory and the Outcome Questionnaire-45 in the Assessment of the Outcome Quality of Mental Health Interventions.” Psychiatry Journal 2016. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1961.

Crameri, Aureliano, et al. “The Brief Symptom Inventory and the Outcome Questionnaire-45 in the Assessment of the Outcome Quality of Mental Health Interventions.” Psychiatry Journal, vol. 2016, 2016, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1961.