An Internet Resource for Self-Assessment of Mental Health and Health Behavior: Development and Implementation of the Self-Assessment Kiosk.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Standardized measurement of physical and mental health is useful for identification of health problems. Personalized feedback of the results can influence health behavior, and treatment outcomes can be improved by monitoring feedback over time. However, few resources are available that are free for users, provide feedback from validated measurement instruments, and measure a wide range of health domains. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to develop an internet self-assessment resource that fills the identified gap and collects data to generate and test hypotheses about health, to test its feasibility, and to describe the characteristics of its users. METHODS:The Self-Assessment Kiosk was built using validated health measurement instruments and implemented on a commercial internet surve

SUBMITTER: Maunder RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5981055 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature