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IT & Mental Health in Liberia: beyond "patient centered health care". Michael L. Best Sam Nunn School of International Affairs School of Interactive Computing Georgia Institute of Technology mikeb@cc.gatech.edu. Meet Samuel W. Togbeh. Meet Samuel W. Togbeh.
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IT & Mental Health in Liberia: beyond "patient centered health care" Michael L. Best Sam Nunn School of International Affairs School of Interactive Computing Georgia Institute of Technology mikeb@cc.gatech.edu
A Theory of Truths • Objective truth – public and official • Narrative truth – personal stories • Social truth – dialogical and interactive • Restorative truth – that which transforms
Early Evaluation Results Pre and Post General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) After use of systems GSE increases 25% (two tailed paired t-test =2.96, p<.005, n=37) The greater the impact of the war on subject the larger the increase in self-efficacy (F=4.6, p=.04, n=42) Impressions of system not correlated or negatively correlated Control group which used similar computer systems not related to reconciliation showed no effect (two tailed paired t-test=.53, p>.59, n=42)
IT & Mental Health in Liberia: beyond "patient centered health care" Michael L. Best Sam Nunn School of International Affairs School of Interactive Computing Georgia Institute of Technology mikeb@cc.gatech.edu