TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Psychometric investigation of a brief measure of outcomes in children's mental health
JO  - Community mental health journal
A1  - Terhorst, Lauren
A1  - Hutchison, Shari L.
A1  - Sorbero, Mark J.
A1  - Mitchell, Ann M.
A1  - Dogin, Judith W.
A1  - Stein, Bradley D.
SP  - 204
EP  - 208
VL  - 50
IS  - 2
N2  - The current investigation sought to provide reliability and validity evidence for the Child Outcomes Survey (COS), a brief measure designed with a dual purpose to measure functioning and therapeutic relationship and to serve as a clinician-caregiver communication tool. Exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were performed using a sample of 774 responses collected from 15 provider sites throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Results of the EFA (n = 387) uncovered a three factor structure (family functioning, child functioning, and therapeutic relationship) which was confirmed in the CFA (n = 387). The internal consistency reliability of the three subscales ranged from α = .76 to α = .91. There was a significant relationship between the therapeutic relationship subscale and the use of the COS as a communication aid (r s  = .50, p < .001). Findings support the COS as an accurate measure of functioning and therapeutic relationship and its utility as a communication aid between clinician and caregiver.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-3853
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-013-9627-1
ID  - ref1
ER  -