A randomised test of the effect of medical v. lay idiom on assessment of perceived mental health condition in the USA.

Joshua BreslauR McBainE C WongE RothM A BurnamM S CefaluR L Collins

Published in: Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences (2020)

Choice of idiom in epidemiological questionnaires can affect the apparent correlates of poor mental health and service use. Cultural change within populations over time may require changes in instrument wording to maintain consistency in epidemiological measurement of psychiatric conditions.

Keyphrases

mental health
mental illness
clinical trial
healthcare
open label
study protocol
double blind
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
social support
patient reported outcomes
decision making