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Psychometric properties of a modified version of the Treatment Evaluation Inventory for assessing the acceptability of treatments for geriatric depression
Author(s)Philippe Landreville, Anne Guérette
Journal titleCanadian Journal on Aging, vol 17, no 4, Winter 1998
Pagespp 414-424
KeywordsDepression ; Therapeutics ; Evaluation.
AnnotationThe more a given treatment is judged as being effective, appropriate, ethical and comfortable, the more acceptable it is. This is very important from a clinical perspective, because it is likely to influence adherence to the treatment. 144 postgraduate students used a modified version of the Treatment Evaluation Inventory (TEI, Kazdin, 1980) to rate the acceptability of one of three treatments for depression (cognitive therapy, cognitive bibliotherapy, and antidepressant medication) for one of three cases of a depressed older person (mild, moderate or severe symptoms). Factorial analysis of the modified version of the TEI revealed two factors (treatment acceptability and negative aspects) which accounted for 72.8% of the total variance. The modified TEI was shown to possess good concurrent validity as well as good internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Subjects rated all treatments as equally acceptable, and treatments were judged more acceptable for mild to moderate symptoms. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-990331218 A
ClassmarkENR: LL: 4C

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