title: Which treatments help? The patient's perspective.
abstract: In an effort to determine which specific aspects of treatment might account for patient satisfaction, the authors developed the Components of Treatment Questionnaire. This measure, which was administered to 500 adult inpatients along with the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8; Larsen, Attkisson, Hargreaves, and Nguyen, 1979), asked patients to assess the helpfulness of their treatment. Convinced that patient input is pertinent to program design, the authors later surveyed 46 patients on treatments that they perceived as helpful and would like to receive. Respondents identified individual relationships and problem-focused therapies as the most helpful aspects of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Menninger Clinic, Topeka, KS 66601-0829, USA. dcfrager@menninger.edu
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Frager
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Coyne
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lyle
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Coulter
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sargent
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007615:Kansas; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010351:Patient Discharge; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy