Measuring mood and complex behavior in natural environments: Use of ecological momentary assessment in pediatric affective disorders
Measuring mood and complex behavior in natural environments: Use of ecological momentary assessment in pediatric affective disorders
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DOI：
10.1089/104454603322572589
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发表时间：
2003-09-01
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1.9
通讯作者：
Dahl, RE
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作者：
Axelson, DA;Bertocci, MA;Dahl, RE
本文介绍了生态瞬时评估 (EMA) 的理论背景和方法，并报告了一项使用 EMA 技术对 16 名患有情感障碍的儿童和青少年以及 5 名健康且未来发生情感障碍风险较低的受试者进行的试点研究的结果。研究人员通过手机通话和腕部活动记录仪对受试者的情绪、思想和行为进行了多次日常评估，并在自然环境中进行了评估。试点结果表明 EMA 方法在此人群中是可行的，21 名受试者中有 17 名能够完成整个 8 周的方案。具体案例报告说明了 EMA 方法的潜在用处。讨论了 EMA 方法在神经行为系统研究和儿科情感障碍病理生理学中的潜在应用。
This article describes the theoretical background and methodology of ecological momentary assessment (EMA) and reports results from a pilot study using EMA techniques in 16 children and adolescents with affective disorders and 5 subjects who were healthy and at low risk to develop future affective disorders. Multiple daily assessments of the subjects' mood, thoughts, and behaviors were performed in their natural environments using brief interviews on cellular phone calls by the study staff and by wrist actigraphy. The pilot results demonstrated that the EMA methodology is feasible in this population, as 17 of 21 subjects were able to complete the entire 8-week protocol. The potential usefulness of the EMA methodology is illustrated by specific case reports. Potential applications of the EMA methodology to the study of neurobehavioral systems and the pathophysiology of pediatric affective disorders are discussed.