Functional Assessment Instrument Attributes
Description:
The Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) is a 13-item checklist. This brief questionnaire will help provide insights into certain mood symptoms associated with bipolar disorder. While this tool is for screening purposes only — and is not diagnostic — a positive screen may raise the index of suspicion for bipolar disorder and suggest that the patient might benefit from further evaluation.
Author/Sponsor:
Robert M. A. Hirschfeld, MD, and published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.1
Prevalence:
Frequency/Level of use, dissemination, how widespread is the usage of the instrument?
Population:
For what population was the instrument designed?
Subject:
Who is the instrument administered to?
Provider Setting:
Where is the instrument used i.e. admission to nursing home, referral to home care, etc?
Derived:
Is this instrument derived from or a component of another instrument?
Validity and Reliability Testing:
Is the methodology of the instrument open to peer review?
Specific vs Multiple Domain:
What domains does the instrument assess? List CCD topics that the instrument covers.
Verbal or Observation based:
Is subject just asked questions or do they have to do some activity (i.e. get up and go assessment)?
Are calculated scores included:
An algorithm may calculate one or more scores based on elements of the assessment.
Extended use:
Is the instrument being used outside the original target population?
Versions:
Are there different versions of the tool? Sometimes the different versions have different # of questions.
Public Domain:
Is the instrument in the public domain (Y/N)?
References:
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