Symptoms Monitoring | Health Condition Tracking

Symptoms monitoring involves regular observation and tracking of physical or mental health signs to assess changes in a person's condition.

Symptoms Monitoring FAQ

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How can a therapist monitor symptoms?

Some common ways of monitoring symptoms include: Self-report questionnaires are used very often by cognitive behavioral therapists as a way of measuring treatment outcomes. There are specific instruments used to assess most mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, trauma, and OCD.

What is a symptom tracker?

To record additional detail boxes can be half/completely shaded to represent mild/severe symptoms respectively. Self-monitoring of thoughts, feelings, and symptoms is an essential skill in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). This generic symptom tracker helps clients to monitor the presence or absence of symptoms over the course of a month.

Why should we use our own monitoring?

Using the information, we have found from our own monitoring, may help us give a clearer picture to the health professional. And they, in turn, may be able to use it to make more informed decisions on our condition and treatment.

How do I track my symptoms?

There are a few things to keep in mind when you are tracking your symptoms: Be consistent, Try to track your symptoms at the same time each day, or on a regular schedule that you can stick to. Be specific, Include as much detail as possible in your entries. This will help you and your doctor identify patterns and triggers for your symptoms.

What's new in the symptom checker?

NEW: This symptom checker now includes the ability to select symptoms by body location. We hope this makes it easier for you to identify your symptoms and possible conditions. The tool also allows you to select multiple symptoms quickly. Click to see FAQs and tips for searching

What are online symptom checkers?

Online symptom checkers are calculators that ask users to input details about their signs and symptoms of sickness, along with their gender, age and location. Using computerised algorithms, the self diagnosis tool will then give a range of conditions that might fit the problems a user is experiencing.