Attitudes of Mental Health Professionals Towards the Use of Routine Outcome Monitoring in Psychotherapeutic Inpatient Settings: A Thematic Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Routine outcome monitoring (ROM) involves the systematic recording of patient-reported outcome measures to monitor treatment progress and outcomes within psychotherapy. It represents an evidence-based approach to enhance psychotherapeutic treatment outcomes. However, it remains a rather controversial topic among mental health care professionals (MHP), resulting in its limited use in clinical practice, especially in inpatient settings. This qualitative interview study aimed to gain a comprehensive understanding of MHP attitudes towards ROM and its implementation within psychotherapeutic inpatient settings in Germany. In this study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with MHP working in the psychotherapeutic inpatient setting in the German healthcare system. Three independent research

SUBMITTER: Krakowczyk JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12310790 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature