Entering BSI Scores

The BSI ^® is designed to reflect psychological symptom patterns of psychiatric and medical patients. This self-report is the short form of the SCL-90-R. Like the SCL-90-R, the BSI can help the clinician in initial evaluation of patients at intake as an objective method of screening for psychological problems. The BSI is especially appropriate in clinical situations where debilitation results in reduced attention and endurance, in research with limited interview schedules, and in outpatient clinics where testing procedures demand brevity. The BSI is also frequently used for measuring patient progress during treatment or for the assessment of treatment outcomes.

The BSI on Q-global has Manual Entry, On-Screen Administration, Remote On-Screen Administration, and Video Proctoring. There is an Overview tab and an Item Entry tab.

Overview Tab

Administration Settings

This section contains general administration information such as administration date, age at administration, and examiner.

Assessment Demographics

This section contains the assessment demographics listed in the table. The administration language field is optional entry.

Field Name	Description
Norms	The norm group to be used for plotting the profile graph in the Profile Report.
Administration Language	The language used to administer the test.

Note. For the Profile Report only, the selected Norm group will be used to plot the profile graph. If the examinee is < 18 years old, Nonpatient Adolescent norms will be used. The Adult Psychiatric Outpatient and Adult Psychiatric Inpatient norms are only available for examinees aged 18 years and older.

Item Entry Tab

Field Name	Description
Show Item Text	Use this toggle to display the item text.
Show Input Key	Use this toggle to display the item response alternatives.
Item Entry fields	Item responses are entered using the following values: 0=Not at all; 1=A little bit; 2=Moderately; 3=Quite a bit; 4=Extremely

Command Buttons

When you click the Proceed to Reports or Save updates button, the assessment is saved and the system checks to ensure all the required data has been entered. If any required data is missing, the record will be saved and a message will be displayed at the top of the screen describing the condition(s) that must be resolved before a report can be generated for the record.

Item Entry Verification

Item Entry Verification is available for this assessment.

On-Screen Administration/Remote On-Screen Administration

For more information on administering the BSI through On-Screen Administration click here. For more information on administering the BSI through Remote On-Screen Administration, click here.

Video Proctoring Administration

For more information on administering the BSI through Video Proctoring click here.