Posted by AndrewB on July 31, 2000, at 13:15:56
In reply to Re: give us the money and we will....., posted by Dr. Bob on July 29, 2000, at 12:29:44
Dr. Bob,OK what you want is money! How about a format change for psychobabble that would make it a more attractive funding candidate.
As it is currently structured, the board generates a lot of useful information and support for its participants but no solid data that could help academia evaluate the value of such depression boards. Generation of such data I think would be considered worthy of grant funding.
I’m suggesting a mandatory registration system for all users. The registration would include a short survey. The questions wouldn’t center on the kind of personal information that make so many nervous, rather, it would ask questions that would help quantify the value (or detriment) provided by such a board. Maybe people should be required to register whether they post or not, after, say, the tenth entry into the site, and periodically they would be re-registrated to update the survey info. What follows is a sample survey I came up with. I Hope this give you some helpful ideas.
**1) On a scale of 0 to 5 rank the influence the information posted on this board has had on you concerning:
A) Your choice of a prescription medicine(s)
1) Name the medicine(s)
2) Has the medicine(s) been effective for you
B) Your choice of a non-prescription medicine(s) or supplement(s)
1) Name the medicine(s) or supplement(s)
2) Has the medicine(s) been effective for you
C) A decision to stop a medicine (or supplement)
1) Name the medicine
D) Your ability to adjust to the side effects of a medicine (or medicine combo)
1) Name the medicine
E) A decision to change psychiatrists
F) The identification of your diagnosis (i.e. thyroid condition, ADD, bipolar)
1) Name the diagnosis**2) On a scale of 0 to 5, has this board made you more likely to make treatment suggestions to your doctor (i.e. choice of medicine).
**3) On a scale of 0 to 5 ranking, has this board has helped you avoid:
A) Potentially harmful drug combos
1) Name the combo
B) Suicide attempts
C) Self mutilation
1) name type of mutilation
D) Drug abuse
1) Name drug
E) Other Crises
1) Name**4) On a scale of 0 to 5. list your severity of the following symptoms:
A) Low mood
B) Anxiety, excessive worrying or fears
C) Fatigue
D) Cognitive difficulties, unclear thinking
E) Suicidal thoughts
F) Anger, irritability
G) Sleep problems
H) Others (please list)
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