Feasibility of remote interviews in assessing disease severity in patients with major depressive disorder: A pilot study

• Published in: Neuropsychopharmacology reports Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 149 - 157
• Main Authors: Sumiyoshi, Tomiki, Morio, Yasunori, Kawashima, Takahiro, Tachimori, Hisateru, Hongo, Seiji, Kishimoto, Taishiro, Watanabe, Koichiro, Otsubo, Tempei, Oi, Hideki, Nakagome, Kazuyuki, Ishigooka, Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.03.2024; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Adult; Alzheimer's disease; Clinical trials; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Cronbach's alpha; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depressive Disorder, Major - drug therapy; Feasibility Studies; Female; Humans; Informed consent; Interviews; major depressive disorder; Male; Mental depression; Middle Aged; mobile applications; Original; Patient Acuity; Patients; Physicians; pilot project; Pilot Projects; Prospective Studies; psychiatric status rating scale; psychological interviews; Psychosis; Reproducibility of Results; Telemedicine; Young Adult; Japan; psychiatric status rating scale; pilot project; major depressive disorder; psychological interviews; mobile applications

Aim Interview quality is an important factor in the success of clinical trials for major depressive disorder (MDD). There is a substantial need to establish a reliable, remote clinical assessment interview system that can replace traditional in‐person interviews. Methods We conducted a multicenter,...