When does PCOMS work? Preliminary results of a PCOMS study in basic mental health care; effect-size, therapist-characteristics & patient-perspectives.

Bovendeerd, A.M. (Bram)
University of Groningen,, Groningen, Nederland

Submission type

Poster only

Scheduled

Poster, Beurs van Berlage , Grote Zaal

Kernwoorden

Client-feedback; Therapist variables; PCOMS;

Onderzoeksgebied

Novel (therapeutic) approaches

Introductie

The Partners of Change Outcome Management System (PCOMS) is a client feedback-system, developed in the USA and widely applied in mental health care around the world. Prior studies of PCOMS vary considerably in scientific rigorfinding effects varying from significant to even a negative effect so far. The aims of the present study were (1) to test the predicted beneficial impact of PCOMS while accounting for some methodological flaws in prior studies and (2) to clarify under which circumstances the addition of PCOMS to treatment has a beneficial effect on treatment outcome.

Materiaal en methodes

The four-center cohort study focused on clients applying for brief, time-limited treatments. Four centers participated: two in the experimental and two in the control condition. All therapists in the PCOMS-condition filled in a questionnaire concerning the influence of regulatory focus, self-efficacy, external or internal feedback orientation and perceived feedback validity on the effect of PCOMS. 4 patients were interviewed to give feedback about their experience of using PCOMS.

Resultaten

In this presentation the study-background, the preliminary results on treatment outcome (in terms of patient satisfaction, drop-out, effectiveness of treatment and cost-effectiveness), therapist-characteristics & patient-perspectives will be presented.