Examining the Relationship between Choice, Therapeutic Alliance and Outcomes in Mental Health Services
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Participants and Procedures
2.2. Measures
2.3. Analysis
3. Results
N | % | ||
---|---|---|---|
396 | |||
Gender | |||
Male | 163 | 41 | |
Female | 233 | 59 | |
Race | |||
African American | 247 | 62 | |
Caucasian | 149 | 38 | |
Diagnosis | |||
Schizophrenia | 238 | 60 | |
Depression | 158 | 40 | |
Mean | SD | ||
Length of Time in Services (years) | |||
Receiving services at clinic | 8.2 | 7 | |
Receiving services from psychatrist | 3.2 | 4.4 | |
Severity of Illness | |||
Colorado Symptom Index | 2.3 | 1 | |
Treatment Process | |||
Working Alliance Inventory | 5.4 | 1.2 | |
Patient Consultation | 4.2 | 0.7 | |
Patient Centeredness | 3.3 | 0.6 | |
Outcomes | |||
Recovery | 3.9 | 0.5 | |
Quality of Life | 4.6 | 0.9 | |
Perceived Outcomes | 3.9 | 0.7 |
Choice | Outcomes | ||
---|---|---|---|
Recovery | Quality of Life | Perceived Outcomes | |
β | β | β | |
Perception of Patient Centeredness | .144** | .116* | .204** |
Severity of Illness | -.26** | -.270** | -.253** |
Female | NS | NS | NS |
African American | .103* | NS | NS |
Schizophrenia | .147** | NS | -.139** |
Length of Time in Services with Psychiatrist | NS | NS | NS |
R2 | .31 | .16 | .32 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Working Alliance Inventory | 1 | .450** | .698** | .362** | .238** | .403** |
2. Perception of Consultation | 1 | .489** | .423** | .231** | .440** | |
3. Perception of Patient Centeredness | 1 | .330** | .215** | .392** | ||
4. Recovery | 1 | .496** | .598** | |||
5. Quality of Life | 1 | .438** | ||||
6. Perceived Outcomes | 1 |
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Stanhope, V.; Barrenger, S.L.; Salzer, M.S.; Marcus, S.C. Examining the Relationship between Choice, Therapeutic Alliance and Outcomes in Mental Health Services. J. Pers. Med. 2013, 3, 191-202. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm3030191
Stanhope V, Barrenger SL, Salzer MS, Marcus SC. Examining the Relationship between Choice, Therapeutic Alliance and Outcomes in Mental Health Services. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2013; 3(3):191-202. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm3030191
Chicago/Turabian StyleStanhope, Victoria, Stacey L. Barrenger, Mark S. Salzer, and Stephen C. Marcus. 2013. "Examining the Relationship between Choice, Therapeutic Alliance and Outcomes in Mental Health Services" Journal of Personalized Medicine 3, no. 3: 191-202. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm3030191