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Prospective Assessment of Daily Patterns of Mood-Related Symptoms

Luísa K Pilz1,2, Alicia Carissimi1,2, Ana Paula Francisco1,2

  • 1Laboratório de Cronobiologia e Sono do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Frontiers in Psychiatry
|September 7, 2018
PubMed

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The Mood Rhythm Instrument (MRI) reliably assesses daily mood patterns without recall bias. Identifying daily mood patterns correlates with depression severity and well-being.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychological Assessment
  • Chronopsychology

Background:

  • The Mood Rhythm Instrument (MRI) is a novel self-report questionnaire.
  • It assesses the presence and timing of daily mood symptom patterns.
  • This study validates the MRI against daily prospective assessments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the reliability of the MRI compared to a 15-day prospective daily assessment.
  • To investigate the correlation between perceived daily mood patterns and depression/well-being.
  • To assess the MRI's validity in capturing daily mood symptom dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Thirty-two general population participants completed a daily MRI (MRI-d) for 15 days.
  • On day 16, participants completed the MRI, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and WHO-5 well-being index.
  • Statistical analysis compared MRI and MRI-d, and correlated pattern counts with BDI/WHO-5 scores.

Main Results:

  • The MRI demonstrated high agreement with the daily MRI-d, indicating good reliability.
  • A higher number of perceived daily mood patterns correlated positively with BDI scores.
  • Perceived daily mood patterns showed a negative correlation with WHO-5 scores.

Conclusions:

  • The MRI appears to be a valid instrument for assessing daily mood symptom patterns and their timing.
  • The MRI is not significantly affected by recall or recency biases.
  • Future research should explore the MRI's clinical utility in mood disorders and treatment monitoring.
Keywords:
chronobiologycircadian rhythmsclinical assessmentmental healthmoodself-report questionnaire

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