Assessments, Forms, & Documents: Overview
Wellifiy offers three distinct tools to help you gather and manage patient information: Assessments, Forms, and Documents. This guide outlines the key differences and best use cases for each.
📊 Assessments (PROMs)
🔍 What They Are
Assessments are Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) — structured questionnaires designed to track a patient’s health, symptoms, or wellbeing over time.
✅ Key Features
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Generate numerical scores
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May include subscales (e.g., Depression, Anxiety, Stress)
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Display trend graphs over time
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Offer AI-generated summaries for clinical interpretation
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Can be scheduled, manually requested, or auto-triggered (e.g., start/end of group program)
📈 Use Cases
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Monitoring mental health progress (e.g. DASS-21, GAD-7)
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Capturing baseline and outcome data
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Regular symptom check-ins
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Risk screening and flagging
📝 Forms
🔍 What They Are
Forms are structured data collection tools used to gather qualitative, experience (PREM) or administrative information from patients. Forms do not generate scores.
✅ Key Features
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Include free-text, rating, and multiple choice questions
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Can be filled in by the patient or by a Team Member
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Can be manually requested, scheduled, or auto-triggered (e.g., start/end of group program)
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Support AI-generated summaries of individual or all completed forms
🧠 Use Cases
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Intake and history gathering
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Consent and authorisation forms
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Patient experience and feedback collection
📄 Documents
🔍 What They Are
Documents are static PDF files uploaded by Team Members and optionally shared with the patient. They are not interactive and cannot be filled in by patients.
✅ Key Features
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Upload-only (PDF format)
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Add a title and description
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Choose to share or hide from patient
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Can be edited, hidden, or deleted
📚 Use Cases
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Certificates (e.g., attendance letters)
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Client handouts or educational material
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Specialist letters or external reports
🧠 Which One Should I Use?
| Scenario | Use This |
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| You want to track clinical progress over time | 📊 Assessment |
| You need detailed qualitative input from a patient | 📝 Form |
| You want to share a handout or certificate | 📄 Document |
| You need a completed consent or intake record | 📝 Form |
| You want to measure outcomes at start/end of program | 📊 Assessment |
| You need to upload a PDF from outside the platform | 📄 Document |