Making the Most of It: Application of Planned Missingness Design to Increase the Efficiency of Diagnostic Assessment.

ABSTRACT: Multimethod assessment is recommended as "best practice" in clinical assessment and is often implemented through the combined use of symptom rating scales and structured interviews. While this approach increases confidence in the validity of assessment, it also increases burden, expense, and leads to the accumulation of redundant information. To address this problem, we evaluate the use a planned missingness design within the framework of adult Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) assessment. In a sample of 169 young adults, we fit a two-method measurement (TMM) model using ADHD symptoms obtained from rating scales and a structured diagnostic interview. Based on an estimated 8:1 differential between the cost of conducting an in-person diagnostic interview vs. completing question

SUBMITTER: Shapiro ZR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7286542 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature