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[Reliability and validity of evaluation data collected by telephone].

H Remschmidt1, O Hirsch, F Mattejat

  • 1Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Philipps-Universität Marburg.

Zeitschrift Fur Kinder- Und Jugendpsychiatrie Und Psychotherapie
|March 6, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Telephone interviews with parents of former child psychiatric inpatients show good reliability and validity for assessing treatment success. This method is suitable for routine quality assurance due to its cost-effectiveness.

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Area of Science:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Mental Health Services Research

Background:

  • Follow-up telephone interviewing is gaining traction for quality assurance and therapy evaluation in child and adolescent psychiatry.
  • The reliability and validity of data from telephone interviews require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the quality of information gathered from parents of former child psychiatric inpatients via telephone interviews.
  • To assess the reliability and validity of telephone interview data in this population.

Main Methods:

  • A sample of 32 former inpatients' parents participated in a telephone interview.
  • A personal interview was conducted two weeks later.
  • Data from both interview types were analyzed for correlations between parent and expert ratings.

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Main Results:

  • Telephone interviews demonstrated sufficient to good reliability.
  • The data gathered via telephone interviews were found to be valid.

Conclusions:

  • The standardized telephone interview is a reliable and valid method for assessing treatment success in follow-up studies.
  • Its low cost makes it suitable for routine quality assurance in child and adolescent psychiatric care.