Patient Reported Outcome Measures: Benefits, Bias & Equity Survey

Please note that your responses to all six questions will be kept anonymous

Your insights are crucial in this effort, especially in promoting equity in mental health care. Please consider the following when answering the questions:
Share Personal Experiences: We are interested in your firsthand experiences rather than research findings.
Highlight Real-World Challenges: Discuss any structural and personal challenges you have encountered, such as language barriers, stigma, cost, and the digital divide.
Focus on Practical Insights: Provide examples from your practice that illustrate the effectiveness or limitations of these tools.
Consider the Patient's Perspective: Reflect on how these tools are utilized by your patients. Consider factors such as ease of use and digital competency, and how these factors influence the overall effectiveness of the tools.
Be Honest and Open: Your honest and open feedback is essential. We appreciate your willingness to share both positive and negative experiences, as this will help us improve and develop better tools for the future.

1.Which patient self-report outcome measures do you use to monitor progress and outcomes in talk therapy interventions? Select all that apply.

Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) (adult depression)

General Anxiety Disorder questionnaire (GAD) (adult anxiety)

Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) (child anxiety and depression)

World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) (adult impact on functioning)

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 crosscutting assessment (DSM-5 crosscutting)

PCOMS Outcome Rating Scale (ORS), Session Rating Scale (SRS), CORS, CSRS or GSRS

Other (please specify)

2.Please comment on the accessibility of patient self-report outcome measures, considering inclusivity elements such as technology access, internet availability, cultural relevance, and affordability.

3.Please comment on the engagement with patient self-report outcome measures, considering factors such as actual utilization by target populations, ease of use, and digital competency.

4.Could you please share your thoughts on how effective these tools have been in achieving measurable improvements in mental health outcomes?

5.Could you please share your personal experiences with the barriers to using tools for patients to report their own outcomes, including structural and personal challenges such as language, stigma, cost, and the digital divide.

6.Please comment on any biases you have observed in patient self-report outcome measures, such as algorithmic or systemic inequities.