Measuring in ways that matter: Leveraging content and context in outcome assessments

Description

The presentations in this panel explore two interacting perspectives on what we are measuring and how “matters” in application contexts: (i) how to ensure that the content of our measures matters to people using them; and (ii) how measures can be integrated into and facilitate change in real-life situations.
The first presentation demonstrates how a systematic review and working with stakeholders (here: young people & clinicians) in two stages of qualitative research supported the identification of content that is highly relevant for the target population when assessing alcohol-related quality of life.
The second and third presentations explore the use of measures in real-life intervention situations: Mobile technologies do not only offer opportunities for real-life assessments, but they can deliver interventions in our daily lives. Secondary analyses of data from an effectiveness study evaluating such an ecological momentary intervention investigate putative therapeutic processes of change on micro-level. This is contrasted with a systematic review investigating study design features that are associated with people’s engagement with mobile technologies for clinical purposes (here specifically ecological momentary assessment).
The final presentation takes a programmatic approach to reflect on the impact of using outcome measures in research and therapeutic practice, building especially on the use of collaborative goal setting as a tool to identify what matters when measuring change.
All presentations are concerned with broadening our understanding of how measuring outcomes can matter. Since they cover different methodologies and application contexts, the panel encourages attendees to discuss what we perceive as “valid” assessments.

Presentations and presenting authors:

Using qualitative interviews and e-Delphi expert consensus to develop a new targeted quality of life outcome measure for young people who drink alcoholPresenting author: Andrew Dyer, Queen's University Belfast
Zooming in: Micro-level processes in a compassion-focused ecological momentary interventionPresenting author: Jessica Gugel, Central Institute of Mental Health
Study features and response compliance in Ecological Momentary Assessment Research in Borderline Personality Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysisPresenting author: Antonella Davanzo, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile & Millennium Institute for Depression and Personality Research
Considering the impact of mental health and wellbeing outcome measures on the mechanisms of therapy and researchPresenting author: Jenna Jacob, Anna Freud

Period	22 Jun 2023
Event title	54th International Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research
Event type	Conference
Location	Dublin, IrelandShow on map