P. Spinhoven et al., FEASIBILITY OF COMPUTERIZED PSYCHOLOGICAL-TESTING WITH PSYCHIATRIC OUTPATIENTS, Journal of clinical psychology, 49(3), 1993, pp. 440-447
The feasibility of computerized psychological testing was investigated
in a sample of 452 consecutive psychiatric outpatients. Forty-six per
cent of the solicited patients agreed to participate in the computeriz
ed assessment. Tested patients were significantly younger and better e
ducated than those who refused. In general, patients reacted favorably
to the computerized assessment. Education level, previous experience
with computers, and attitude toward computers were related to successf
ul patient-computer interaction. It is concluded that computerized ass
essment is not feasible for all psychiatric outpatients and that a pre
- (computer) assessment interview may be helpful in order to familiari
ze older and less educated patients with the nature and functions of c
omputerized psychological assessment.