Method and system for facilitating respondent identification with experiential scaling anchors to improve self-evaluation of clinical treatment efficacy
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for assessing mental or cognitive status in a human subject, the method comprising:
- (a) determining at least one personal characteristic of the human subject to be assessed;
(b) presenting to the subject vocal stimuli, visual stimuli, or both vocal and visual stimuli to which the subject responds, wherein the vocal and visual stimuli are presented in a voice, or in a voice and an image, that correspond to the at least one personal characteristic determined in step (a);
(c) compiling responses provided by the subject into a programmable computer; and
(d) analyzing by means of the programmable computer the responses provided by the subject to assess the mental or cognitive status of the subject.
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Abstract
A computer-based interviewing method for assessing mental and/or cognitive illness in a human subject is described. The method includes determining one or more personal characteristics of the human subject to be interviewed. The personal characteristics can include gender, age, nationality, ethnicity, accent, dialect, educational level, religion, etc. The subject is then presented with vocal or visual stimuli to which the subject responds. The vocal or visual stimuli are presented in one or more corresponding personal characteristics of the subject determined earlier (e.g. using a voice and/or an animated image and voice that corresponds to one or more of the personal characteristics). The subject'"'"'s responses are compiled into a programmable computer and analyzed by a pre-selected test protocol. An alphanumeric value is then generated which corresponds to the presence and/or severity of the mental or cognitive illness in the subject tested.
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1. A computer-implemented method for assessing mental or cognitive status in a human subject, the method comprising:
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(a) determining at least one personal characteristic of the human subject to be assessed;
(b) presenting to the subject vocal stimuli, visual stimuli, or both vocal and visual stimuli to which the subject responds, wherein the vocal and visual stimuli are presented in a voice, or in a voice and an image, that correspond to the at least one personal characteristic determined in step (a);
(c) compiling responses provided by the subject into a programmable computer; and
(d) analyzing by means of the programmable computer the responses provided by the subject to assess the mental or cognitive status of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-implemented method for assessing mental or cognitive status in a human subject, the method comprising:
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(a) determining gender of the human subject to be assessed;
(b) presenting to the subject vocal stimuli, visual stimuli, or both vocal and visual stimuli to which the subject responds, wherein the vocal and visual stimuli are presented in a voice, or in a voice and an image, that correspond to the gender of the subject;
(c) compiling responses provided by the subject into a programmable computer; and
(d) analyzing by means of the programmable computer the responses provided by the subject to assess the mental or cognitive status of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer-implemented method for assessing mental or cognitive status in a human subject, the method comprising:
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(a) determining gender of the human subject to be assessed;
(b) presenting to the subject vocal stimuli to which the subject responds, wherein the vocal stimuli are presented in a voice that correspond to the gender of the subject;
(c) compiling responses provided by the subject into a programmable computer;
(d) analyzing by means of the programmable computer the responses provided by the subject to assess the mental or cognitive status of the subject; and
(e) generating an alphanumerical value corresponding to the mental or cognitive status of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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