TY - JOUR
T1 - Mobile assessment guide for research in schizophrenia and severe mental disorders
AU - Kimhy, David
AU - Myin-Germeys, Inez
AU - Palmier-Claus, Jasper
AU - Swendsen, Joel
PY - 2012/5
Y1 - 2012/5
N2 - Mobile assessment techniques have been used for nearly 3 decades in mental health research, including in investigations of individuals with schizophrenia and other severe disorders. This article reviews the benefits of these data collection strategies relative to traditional self-report or clinician-administered measures administered in hospital or laboratory settings. A detailed discussion of the technical decisions facing researchers in the field is then presented, covering study design issues, questionnaire content development, and choices in hardware and software selection. Following these points, sample recruitment and retention strategies are discussed, as well as the main statistical issues that are necessary to consider in the exploitation of repeated measures data generated by this methodology.
AB - Mobile assessment techniques have been used for nearly 3 decades in mental health research, including in investigations of individuals with schizophrenia and other severe disorders. This article reviews the benefits of these data collection strategies relative to traditional self-report or clinician-administered measures administered in hospital or laboratory settings. A detailed discussion of the technical decisions facing researchers in the field is then presented, covering study design issues, questionnaire content development, and choices in hardware and software selection. Following these points, sample recruitment and retention strategies are discussed, as well as the main statistical issues that are necessary to consider in the exploitation of repeated measures data generated by this methodology.
KW - EMA
KW - ESM
KW - methodology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84860203484&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/schbul/sbr186
DO - 10.1093/schbul/sbr186
M3 - Article
C2 - 22287280
AN - SCOPUS:84860203484
SN - 0586-7614
VL - 38
SP - 386
EP - 395
JO - Schizophrenia Bulletin
JF - Schizophrenia Bulletin
IS - 3
ER -