Usability of the Experience Sampling Method in Specialized Mental Health Care: Pilot Evaluation Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental health problems occur in interactions in daily life. Yet, it is challenging to bring contextual information into the therapy room. The experience sampling method (ESM) may facilitate this by assessing clients' thoughts, feelings, symptoms, and behaviors as they are experienced in everyday life. However, the ESM is still primarily used in research settings, with little uptake in clinical practice. One aspect that may facilitate clinical implementation concerns the use of ESM protocols, which involves providing practitioners with ready-to-use ESM questionnaires, sampling schemes, visualizations, and training.

Objective

This pilot study's objective was to evaluate the usability of an ESM protocol for using the ESM in a specialized mental health care setting.

SUBMITTER: Weermeijer JDM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10698657 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature