Agoraphobia Outcome Measurement: A Review and Meta-Analysis

A review of outcome measures used in 106 studies, along with a meta-analysis of instruments used in 42 studies investigating the effectiveness of treatments for agoraphobia during the 1980s, is presented. Articles reporting case studies, preliminary reports, and duplicate results are excluded. Conte...

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Published in:Psychological assessment 1990-09, Vol.2 (3), p.317-325
Main Authors: Ogles, Benjamin M, Lambert, Michael J, Weight, David G, Payne, I. Reed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agoraphobia
Human
Measurement
Meta Analysis
Treatment Effectiveness Evaluation
Treatment Outcomes
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Summary:A review of outcome measures used in 106 studies, along with a meta-analysis of instruments used in 42 studies investigating the effectiveness of treatments for agoraphobia during the 1980s, is presented. Articles reporting case studies, preliminary reports, and duplicate results are excluded. Content areas covered, source of instrument ratings, and methods of data collection for each instrument are considered. Nine distinct instruments or categories of instruments are meta-analyzed. The size of treatment effects and judgments of improvement are highly dependent on which outcome measures are used in a given study. Intercorrelations of effect sizes suggest commonalities and specific contributions of instruments. Promising instruments are named. Applications for agoraphobia research and outcome measurement in general are presented.
ISSN:1040-3590
1939-134X
DOI:10.1037/1040-3590.2.3.317