TY - JOUR
AU - C. J. Bryan
AU - T. Blount
AU - K. A. Kanzler
AU - C. E. Morrow
AU - K. A. Corso
AU - M. A. Corso
AU - B. Ray-Sannerud
A1 - 
AB - The Behavioral Health Measure (BHM) is a brief self-report measure of general psychological distress and functioning developed for the tracking of mental health outcomes in outpatient psychotherapy settings (Kopta & Lowry, 2002). Although the BHM is used in integrated primary care behavioral health clinics, the scale's psychometric properties have not been evaluated in these settings. The current study investigated the BHM's psychometric properties, including its factor structure and reliability, and presents normative data from 3 large integrated primary care clinics. Mean scores for each of the BHM's 4 scales were significantly lower (i.e., more distress) for women than men, with scores being stable across the 3 primary care samples. Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated adequate fit for the 3-factor and 1-factor models, with fit improving when 3 items were omitted. Internal consistency estimates for the BHM's 4 scales ranged from adequate to very good (alpha range: .72-.93). The 4 scales were highly intercorrelated, suggesting they measure similar constructs. Results suggest a revised, 17-item version of the BHM has adequate structure and reliability estimates, and is appropriate for use in primary care settings.
BT - Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare
C5 - General Literature
CP - 1
CY - United States
DO - 10.1037/fsh0000014
IS - 1
JF - Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare
N2 - The Behavioral Health Measure (BHM) is a brief self-report measure of general psychological distress and functioning developed for the tracking of mental health outcomes in outpatient psychotherapy settings (Kopta & Lowry, 2002). Although the BHM is used in integrated primary care behavioral health clinics, the scale's psychometric properties have not been evaluated in these settings. The current study investigated the BHM's psychometric properties, including its factor structure and reliability, and presents normative data from 3 large integrated primary care clinics. Mean scores for each of the BHM's 4 scales were significantly lower (i.e., more distress) for women than men, with scores being stable across the 3 primary care samples. Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated adequate fit for the 3-factor and 1-factor models, with fit improving when 3 items were omitted. Internal consistency estimates for the BHM's 4 scales ranged from adequate to very good (alpha range: .72-.93). The 4 scales were highly intercorrelated, suggesting they measure similar constructs. Results suggest a revised, 17-item version of the BHM has adequate structure and reliability estimates, and is appropriate for use in primary care settings.
PP - United States
PY - 2014
SN - 1939-0602; 1091-7527
SP - 89
EP - 100
EP - 
T1 - Reliability and normative data for the Behavioral Health Measure (BHM) in primary care behavioral health settings
T2 - Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare
TI - Reliability and normative data for the Behavioral Health Measure (BHM) in primary care behavioral health settings
U1 - General Literature
U2 - 24447151
U3 - 10.1037/fsh0000014
VL - 32
VO - 1939-0602; 1091-7527
Y1 - 2014
ER -