title: Client experiences of helpful factors in a day treatment program: a qualitative approach.
abstract: The goal of the present study is to provide more information about which specific aspects of a day treatment program are experienced as most helpful by the patients. A semistructured interview was conducted. The narrated episodes were analyzed using a combination of grounded theory (Strauss & Corbin, 1997) and qualitative content analysis (Mayring, 2000). The authors collected 69 interviews of 26 patients over a 12-month period. The results show eight groups of helpful factors (the transfer factors being the most specific day clinical group) that are embedded in a conceptual frame of other categories. The discussion shows how they can be linked to other theoretical and empirical concepts, including the Assimilation of Problematic Experiences Scale (Stiles et al., 1990).
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany. kathrin.moertl@uniklinik-ulm.de
authors.forename: Kathrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mörtl
authors.forename: Jörn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Von Wietersheim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D033262:Narration; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult