TY - JOUR
T1 - How to use experience-sampling technology to understand daily functioning
T2 - a practical guide for mental health professionals
AU - Daniëls, Naomi E M
AU - Verhagen, Simone J W
AU - van Bokhoven, Marloes A
AU - Beurskens, Anna J
AU - Delespaul, Philippe A E G
N1 - This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - Satisfying daily life functioning is essential in mental healthcare. Standard assessments focus on symptoms and are designed to detect underlying vulnerabilities. However, they offer insufficient insight into patterns of contextual variability and resilience. Consequently, interventions are planned using incomplete information. The Experience Sampling Method (ESM) is a structured moment-to-moment diary assessing the individual's affect, thoughts, perception, and behavior in the daily life context. ESM helps to understand variation in mental states (e.g., anxiety or sleeping problems) as adaptational processes in relation to contextual challenges (functional analysis). Although ESM has been extensively studied across psychological disorders, the adoption by mental health professionals and their patients remains limited because the 'how to' is unclear. This paper presents a practical guide for ESM application in routine clinical care. It integrates empirical knowledge with expert experiences and provides real-world examples and recommendations for successful implementation. The guide comprises how to engage and motivate patients, and how to customize assessments to the patient's needs. It also includes instructions to interpret results and create an atmosphere of shared decision-making. Experience-sampling technology has merits for patients with various mental health complaints and across healthcare settings, although the exact use and implementation may vary depending on the individual case.
AB - Satisfying daily life functioning is essential in mental healthcare. Standard assessments focus on symptoms and are designed to detect underlying vulnerabilities. However, they offer insufficient insight into patterns of contextual variability and resilience. Consequently, interventions are planned using incomplete information. The Experience Sampling Method (ESM) is a structured moment-to-moment diary assessing the individual's affect, thoughts, perception, and behavior in the daily life context. ESM helps to understand variation in mental states (e.g., anxiety or sleeping problems) as adaptational processes in relation to contextual challenges (functional analysis). Although ESM has been extensively studied across psychological disorders, the adoption by mental health professionals and their patients remains limited because the 'how to' is unclear. This paper presents a practical guide for ESM application in routine clinical care. It integrates empirical knowledge with expert experiences and provides real-world examples and recommendations for successful implementation. The guide comprises how to engage and motivate patients, and how to customize assessments to the patient's needs. It also includes instructions to interpret results and create an atmosphere of shared decision-making. Experience-sampling technology has merits for patients with various mental health complaints and across healthcare settings, although the exact use and implementation may vary depending on the individual case.
U2 - 10.1002/cpp.2798
DO - 10.1002/cpp.2798
M3 - Article
C2 - 36347022
SN - 1063-3995
VL - 30
SP - 357
EP - 372
JO - Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
JF - Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
IS - 2
ER -