The creation of a telematics versionof the Cognitive Behavioural Assessment 2.0 battery
Annamaria Arvati, Lorenzo Genta, Jessica Isbely Montana, Barbara Di Branco, Carlo Ratti, Stefano Marchi
The present research project aims to display a prototype system that includes the creation of a telematic version of the most important cognitive-behavioural battery, Cognitive Behavioural Assessment 2.0, and therefore significant data collection at a national level. The model developed provides online administration of the Cognitive Behavioural Assessment 2.0 battery. The Google Forms platform enables the questionnaire to be filled in using a PC, tablet or smartphone and the evaluation to be made remotely. The raw data, collected by Google Forms, will be automatically sent to the battery scoring program using the GM.2.CBA software developed. The software will also automatically create an output file for each compilation and then combine the scoring data of all the compilations received into a further database. The researcher will send the client’s Cognitive Behavioural Assessment 2.0 scoring file to their respective mental health professional by e-mail. This system has several advantages for the three user levels (clients, mental health professionals, and researchers) mostly regarding time saving and procedural ease. The main expectations are: facilitation for the remote completion of the questionnaire, in particular, regarding barriers in paper and pencil tasks; more fluidity in the process of scoring and sending research data for mental health professionals; a reduction and potential zeroing of compilation errors and omissions; sizeable data collection deriving at the same time from different social demographic contexts; an easier way to publish updates in the CBA Battery; a reduction in paper consumption that can lead to cost savings.
Keywords
Telepsychology, Cognitive-behavioural assessment, Internet-based CBT (iCBT).