Practitioner and researcher perspectives on the utility of ecological momentary assessment in mental health care: A survey study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is a scientific self-monitoring method to capture individuals' daily life experiences. Early on, EMA has been suggested to have the potential to improve mental health care. However, it remains unclear if and how EMA should be implemented. This requires an in-depth investigation of how practitioners and researchers view the implementation of EMA.

Objective

Explore the perspectives of mental health practitioners and EMA researchers on the utility of EMA for mental health care.

Methods

Practitioners (n = 89; psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses) and EMA researchers (n = 62) completed a survey about EMA in clinical practice. This survey addressed EMA goals for practitioner and patient, requirements

SUBMITTER: Piot M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9526140 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature