Psychometric evaluation of a decision quality instrument for medication decisions for treatment of depression symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A high quality treatment decision means patients are informed and receive treatment that matches their goals. This research examined the reliability and validity of the Depression Decision Quality Instrument (DQI), a survey to measure the extent to which patients are informed and received preferred treatment for depression.

Methods

Participants were aged 18 and older from 17 US cities who discussed medication or counseling with a physician in the past year, and physicians who treated patients with depression who practiced in the same cities. Participants were mailed a survey that included the Depression-DQI, a tool with 10 knowledge and 7 goal and concern items. Patients were randomly assigned to either receive a patient decision aid (DA) on treatment of depressio

SUBMITTER: Brodney S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8394109 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature