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Revista da SBPH

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CHAVES, Gislaine et al. Instruments of evaluation of results in individual psychotherapy with adult patients affected by organic diseases: a systematic review. Rev. SBPH [online]. 2016, vol.19, n.1, pp. 57-75. ISSN 1516-0858.

Introduction: Measuring results in psychotherapy appears to be a complex task, given the subjectivity involved in this process. To overcome this barrier, assessment tools have been employed. Objective: To identify the instruments used to assess individual psychotherapy results with patients suffering from organic diseases. Methods: Systematic review of articles published between 2004 and 2014 in the databases: PubMed, LILACS, SciELO, PsycINFO and PUC's thesis, USP and Unicamp. Inclusion criteria: studies in Portuguese, English or Spanish; with free full text; with humans over 18 years with organic diseases whose psychotherapy was individual. Results: Located 1068 studies, selected six for review and identified 35 instruments. The most used: Beck Depression Inventory Scale and Impact of Events (8%), followed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (5%). The main elements evaluated by instruments were depression (15%), quality of life (12%), anxiety, stress, pain and sleep (7%). Conclusion: The found instruments assess multiple domains or specific symptoms, were not exclusively designed to assess the psychotherapeutic process. The use of multiple instruments in association relates to the difficulty of objectifying, even partially, this process and its results.

Keywords : Psychotherapy; evaluation of results; evaluation of results of therapeutic interventions.

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