A comparison of the Outcome Questionnaire‐45 and Outcome Questionnaire‐30 in classification and prediction of treatment outcome

Recent research has found that measuring, monitoring and providing therapists with feedback about their clients' treatment progress improves treatment outcome. This study assessed the level of agreement between two outcome measures used to measure and monitor treatment progress. The Outcome Questionnaire (OQ‐45) was compared with a shorter, derivative measure, the OQ‐30. Each measure has an associated feedback system, which provides therapists with feedback about their clients' treatment progress. The OQ‐45 and the OQ‐30 demonstrated high levels of agreement in measurement of client outcome. The OQ‐45 feedback system emerged as the most accurate and clinically useful method for providing therapists with feedback about their clients' predicted treatment outcomes.