SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARED DECISION MAKING

• US 20080040159A1
• Filed: 03/12/2007
• Published: 02/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Patricia E. Deegan
• Original Assignee: Patricia E. Deegan
• Inventors: Deegan, Patricia E.
• Application Number:
  US11/684,730
• Publication Number:
  US 20080040159A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/70 relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

Abstract

This invention relates to techniques for treatment of long term disorders such as psychiatric disorders.

Claims

1. A method for use in treating a psychiatric disorder, the method comprising:

generating by a computer a user interface, the user interface including a plurality of questions phrased from the point of view of a psychiatric patient;

displaying the user interface on a display device;

receiving responses from the psychiatric patient to the plurality of questions; and

generating a report based on the responses.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a suggested intervention based on the responses.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the plurality of questions in the user interface, comprises:

generating a question about the psychiatric patient performance of a non-pharmacological activity used to assist the psychiatric patient in recovery; and

receiving responses from the psychiatric patient comprises;

receiving an indication of the extent to which the psychiatric patient has performed the activity.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein

generating the plurality of questions in the user interface comprises:

generating a statement of a shared decision, the shared decision being an activity to be performed by the psychiatric patient that was previously determined by the patient and doctor; and

receiving responses from the psychiatric patient comprises;

receiving an indication from the psychiatric patient regarding whether the psychiatric patient performed the shared decision.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein

generating the plurality of questions in the user interface comprises:

generating a plurality of questions regarding the extent to which the patient encountered symptoms associated with the psychiatric disorder; and

receiving responses from the psychiatric patient comprises;

receiving an indication from the psychiatric patient of the extent to which the psychiatric patient encountered the symptoms.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein

generating the plurality of questions in the user interface comprises:

generating one or more questions related to the use of prescribed medications; and

receiving responses from the psychiatric patient comprises;

receiving responses from the psychiatric patient regarding the use of the prescribed medications.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein generating one or more questions related to the use of prescribed medications comprises:

presenting the user with input options that indicate whether the patient used the medication as prescribed, the input options comprising at least some of yes, no, used more, used less, and did not start.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

determining if the psychiatric patient used a particular medication as prescribed based on the response from the psychiatric patient;

if the user did not use the particular medication as prescribed, generating a list of common concerns related to the user of the medication;

presenting the list of common concerns to the psychiatric patient on the user interface; and

receiving a response from the user, the response indicating the degree to which the patient has the concern.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein

generating the plurality of questions in the user interface comprises:

presenting the psychiatric patient with a list of potential goals for a meeting with a doctor; and

receiving responses from the psychiatric patient comprises;

receiving a response from the psychiatric patient related to the psychiatric patient'"'"'s goals.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the report comprises generating the report prior to an appointment with a physician.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the questions phrased from the point of view of the psychiatric patient are phrased in first person singular.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a report including a graph of historical recovery data.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the graph of historical recovery data comprises a graph of the psychiatric patient'"'"'s recovery progress as related to the use of one or more prescription medications.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the graph of historical data comprises a graph of the psychiatric patient'"'"'s recovery progress as related to the use of drugs or alcohol.

15. A method for use in treating a psychiatric disorder, the method comprising:

generating a question about a psychiatric patient'"'"'s performance of a non-pharmacological activity used to assist the psychiatric patient in recovery;

receiving a first response that includes indication of the extent to which the psychiatric patient has performed the activity;

generating a statement of a shared decision, the shared decision being an activity to be performed by the psychiatric patient that was previously determined by the patient and doctor;

receiving a second response that includes an indication from the psychiatric patient regarding whether the psychiatric patient performed the shared decision;

generating a plurality of questions regarding the extent to which the patient encountered symptoms associated with the psychiatric disorder;

receiving a third response that includes an indication from the psychiatric patient of the extent to which the psychiatric patient encountered the symptoms;

generating one or more questions related to the psychiatric patient'"'"'s use of prescribed medications; and

receiving a fourth response that includes responses from the psychiatric patient regarding the use of the prescribed medications;

generating a report based on one or more of the first, second, third, and fourth responses; and

generating one or more suggested interventions based on one or more of the first, second, third, and fourth responses.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining if the psychiatric patient used a particular medication as prescribed based on the response from the psychiatric patient;

if the user did not use the particular medication as prescribed, generating a list of common concerns related to the user of the medication;

presenting the list of common concerns to the psychiatric patient on the user interface; and

receiving a response from the user, the response indicating the degree to which the patient has the concern.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the questions are phrased from the point of view of the psychiatric patient.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the questions are phrased in first person singular.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising generating a report including a graph of historical recovery data.

20. A method for use in treating a psychiatric disorder, the method comprising:

retrieving information about a psychiatric patient from a database, the information including information about prescribed medications and information about a non-pharmacological activity used to assist the psychiatric patient in recovery,

generating, by a computer, a user interface, the user interface including a plurality of questions based on the retrieved information about the psychiatric patient, the questions being phrased from the point of view of the psychiatric patient;

displaying the user interface on a display device;

receiving responses from the psychiatric patient to the plurality of questions;

storing the responses in a memory included in the computer; and

generating a report based on the responses.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein

generating the plurality of questions in the user interface, comprises:

generating a question about the psychiatric patient'"'"'s performance of the non-pharmacological activity used to assist the psychiatric patient in recovery; and

generating one or more questions related to the use of prescribed medications; and

receiving responses from the psychiatric patient comprises;

receiving an indication of the extent to which the psychiatric patient has performed the activity; and

receiving responses from the psychiatric patient regarding the use of the prescribed medications.

22. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

retrieving information about a shared decision from the database, the shared decision being an activity to be performed by the psychiatric patient that was previously determined by the patient and doctor;

wherein

generating the plurality of questions in the user interface comprises;

generating a statement of a shared decision, and receiving responses from the psychiatric patient comprises;

receiving an indication from the psychiatric patient regarding whether the psychiatric patient performed the shared decision.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein the questions are phrased in first person singular.

24. A method for use in treating a long-term disorder, the method comprising:

generating by a computer a user interface, the user interface including a plurality of questions phrased from the point of view of a patient;

displaying the user interface on a display device;

receiving responses from the patient to the plurality of questions; and

generating a report based on the responses.