Battery for Health Improvement 2 (BHI™ 2) presents concise, coordinated assessments of the biopsychosocial issues most relevant in evaluating patients with injuries. Guidance on using this test in your telepractice.
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Battery for Health Improvement 2

BHI 2

Daniel Bruns, PsyD,John Mark Disorbio, EdD
Battery for Health Improvement 2 (BHI™ 2) presents concise, coordinated assessments of the biopsychosocial issues most relevant in evaluating patients with injuries. Guidance on using this test in your telepractice.
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Date de publication:
2003
Groupe d’âge:
Individuals 18-65
Niveau de qualification:
B
Temps de passation:
 Approximately 30 minutes (217 multiple-choice)
Passation:
Paper-and-pencil, computer administration
Options de notation:

Q-global™ Web-based Administration, Scoring, and Reporting; Q Local™ Scoring and Reporting Desktop Software; Mail-in Scoring Service; Fax-in Scoring Service and PAD Scoring Service

Options du rapport:

Profile, Basic Interpretive, Enhanced Interpretive, Progress Reports, and Medical Intervention Risk Report

The BHI 2 test helps caregivers shape an appropriate treatment plan that may reduce treatment time and improve a patient's quality of life.

Benefits

  • Evaluate a patient's readiness for medical and behavioural interventions.
  • Meet evidence-based medical treatment guidelines outlined for good clinical practice.
  • Measure the relationship and impact of physical, environmental, and psychological factors on the patient's treatment.
  • Support evaluations involving injuries, worker's compensation, and psychological factors.
  • Evaluate treatment effectiveness and monitor clinical outcomes.
  • Facilitate communication within a multidisciplinary treatment team or between physicians and psychologists.

Features

BHI 2 test can be used by psychologists, psychiatrists, anesthesiologists, neurologists, physical therapists, surgeons, rehabilitation specialists, and nurses.

  • Objective results help reduce treatment time, improve treatment planning, and improve the patient's quality of life.
  • Measurement of numerous outcomes, including reduction of pain, improvement in function, and satisfaction with care.
  • 31 items highlight clinical concerns such as Addiction Concerns, Compensation Focus, Sleep Disorders, Satisfaction with Care, Suicidal Ideation, and Violent Tendencies.
  • Content areas within each scale help distinguish specific reasons for problems.
  • BHI 2 instrument compares the patient to individuals with a similar condition for the five reference groups: head injury/headache, neck injury, upper extremity injury, lower extremity injury, back injury.
  • Normed using a sample of 725 community individuals and a sample of 527 physical rehabilitation and chronic pain patients.

Scales

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Telepractice

Find out how to use this test in your telepractice.

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Sample Reports

Progress Report: enables the clinician to monitor the patient's progress over time.

Profile Report: provides a patient profile that includes a graphical representation of the patient's raw and T scores in comparison to both the patient and community norms.

Basic Interpretive Report: provides a concise interpretation of test results, including a profile graph and scale summary.

Enhanced Interpretive Report: provides a more extensive interpretation of the patient's test results, including in-depth scale category narratives.

 

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