Outcome Questionnaire 45

Clinical use

The instrument was designed as a brief scale to measure the subjective experience of a person, as well as the way they function in the world. Authors intended it to be a low cost instrument with a quick administration time that is sensitive to change across time. The inventory is not intended to be used for diagnostic purposes.

Format

The OQ-45 contains 45 items. Individuals are asked to describe their experiences in the last week, using a multiple choice format. This response format is consistent across questions: Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Frequently, and Almost Always.

Domains of Measurement

The OQ-45 measures progress across three different domains of experience:

  1. Symptom Distress (SD): Measures an individual's degree of subjective discomfort
  2. Interpersonal Relations (IR): Measures impairment in interpersonal functioning
  3. Social Role (SR): Measures impairment in functioning at work and in other social roles

Scoring

Points are assigned for each response using the following scoring rubric: Never (0), Rarely (1), Sometimes (2), Frequently (3), and Almost Always (4). Individual subscales are totaled using addition, after reverse-coding procedures are performed. Higher scores indicate more severe distress and functional impairment. The Symptom Distress subscale contains 25 items, and scores range from 0 to 100. The Interpersonal Relations subscale contains 11 items, and scores range from 0 to 44. The Social Role subscale contains 9 items, and scores range from 0 to 36. A total score (TOT) is calculated by summing the subscales, and scores range from 0 to 180. The instrument's administration and scoring manual provides thresholds for clinically significant distress and impairment, and for reliable change.

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