Microprocessor-assisted assessment in the clinical research laboratory

Bremser, Robert F.; Davidson, Robert S.

doi:10.3758/bf03205353

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“…All patients completed one of two intake questionnaires: The ALCEVAL or the INTAKE. These questionnaires consist of specific items that cover drinking behavior, occupational and educational status, social functioning, living arrangements, support systems and health information (Bremser & Davidson, 1982;Davidson & Stein, 1982). The two questionnaires are parallel in that the ALCEVAL is an updated version of the earlier INTAKE form.…”

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An examination of depressed vs. nondepressed alcoholics in inpatient treatment

McMahon

Davidson

1986

J. Clin. Psychol.

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This study was designed to: (1) identify subgroups of depressed and nondepressed alcoholics who were entering inpatient treatment; (2) compare the groups on the basis of various demographic, social, occupational, educational, health and drinking related variables; and (c) determine whether the groups can be differentiated on the basis of personality and clinical symptoms as measured by clinical diagnostic instruments (N = 243). In comparison with the nondepressed alcoholics, depressed alcoholics in this study were found to have longer histories of problem drinking, more previous treatments for alcohol misuse, more difficulty controlling alcohol consumption, more marital problems, and more physical symptoms related to alcohol abuse. In addition, results of the discriminant analysis suggest that the depressed alcoholics may be distinguished from their nondepressed counter‐parts on the basis of having a detached interpersonal style, distracted cognition, alienated self‐image, and mixed depressed‐anxious emotionality.

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An examination of depressed vs. nondepressed alcoholics in inpatient treatment

McMahon

Davidson

1986

J. Clin. Psychol.

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“…Johnson and Williams (1978) reported the successful redevelopment of software for a microcomputer; they state that the programs were written in BASIC and heavily overlaid, but they discuss only the data representation of the responses, not of the questionnaires. Bremser and Davidson (1978) also reported that their questionnaires were developed in BASIC, but they did not state how the questionnaires are represented in the computer.…”

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Representation of on-line questionnaires in an editable, auditable database

Kaplan¹

1992

Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers

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A general way of describing multiple-choice questionnaires for on-line presentation is described. Some of the important features supported include random ordering of and sampling among questions, substitution of specific-question text into boilerplate question and response formats, a limited ability to bypass irrelevant questions, experimenter editing of response arrays, and automatic production of hard-copy versions of the questionnaire for use during computer breakdowns and for archival documentation. All editing operations on both questionnaires and response data create audit trails for future reference.One of the oldest uses for computers in psychology is the automation of the presentation and scoring of multiplechoice questionnaires, especially of the type used in clinical settings. (Similar questionnaires used in educational applications are beyond the scope of this paper.) The programming of a simple questionnaire may be a straightforward exercise in a language such as Pascal or BASIC: an inner loop that displays responses is nested within an outer loop that displays questions, and consecutive responses are saved in a simple vector. The implementation questions become more interesting, though, when one wants to efficiently present, score, and document a variety of questionnaires, especially when some violate the simple computer structures of nested loops and singly subscripted vectors.As part of a general redesign of software for measuring psychopharmacological effects on behavior, I am currently implementing a general form-based tool for defining, presenting and scoring, and documenting the classes of questionnaire most useful to us.

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“…Instrumentation for this program has been described by Bremser and Davidson (1978). The microprocessor of primary use is an 8080 system (Sol Terminal Computer, Processor Technology) with 48K RAM and onboard circuitry that includes parallel and serial input/ output (I/O) ports with full-control handshaking and a switch-selectable baud rate of 75-9,600, direct connections for a video monitor, and a built-in keyboard with a 128 upper-and lowercase alphanumeric character generater with the ASCII control character set.…”

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Applications of the microprocessor in the behavioral medicine laboratory

Davidson

Bremser

1981

Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation

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Applications of the microprocessor for use within a behavioral medicine laboratory are reviewed. Current uses include clinical assessment (test administration, scoring, and intepretation), patient data file creation, data storage and retrieval, word processing of manuscripts and reference lists, data reduction, statistical analysis, and computer-assisted therapy. Instrumentation and software in use and under development are described, as well as future prospects.

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Microprocessor-assisted assessment in the clinical research laboratory

Cited by 9 publications

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An examination of depressed vs. nondepressed alcoholics in inpatient treatment

An examination of depressed vs. nondepressed alcoholics in inpatient treatment

Representation of on-line questionnaires in an editable, auditable database

Applications of the microprocessor in the behavioral medicine laboratory

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