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Telephone Validity
Telephone assessment is important in order to assess patients across geographically diverse settings in a manner that is convenient to participants, relatively inexpensive, and reliable.
- Researchers have explored the reliability of telephone assessments for diagnosis and other key assessments.
- Studies of telephone assessment of core measures conducted in an integrated geriatric medical/psychiatric primary care settings at the University of Pennsylvania demonstrated moderate to excellent concurrent validity for telephone assessment measurement as compared to face-to-face administration.
- See References for further information regarding Telephone Validity.
REFERENCES
- Tutty, S., G. Simon, and E. Ludman , Telephone counseling as an adjunct to an antidepressant treatment in the primary care system. A pilot study. Effective Clinical Practice, 2000. 3: p. 191 – 193.
- Hunkeler, E., J. Meresman, W. Hargreaves, et al., Efficacy of nurse telehealth care and peer support in augmenting treatment of depression in primary care. Archives of Family Medicine, 2000. 9: p. 700-708.
- Hedrick, S., Effectiveness of team treatment of depression in primary care. 2002, VA Puget Sound Health Care System: Seattle , WA .
- Balas, E.A., F. Jaffrey, G.J. Huperman, et al., Electronic communication with patients. Evaluation of distance medicine technology. JAMA, 1997. 278(2): p. 152-9.
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