title: Development of a patient-report measure of psychotherapy for depression.
abstract: Despite clear indications of need to improve depression treatment, practical tools that efficiently measure psychotherapy are not available. We developed a patient-report measure of psychotherapy for depression that assesses Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Interpersonal (IPT), and Psychodynamic therapies. 420 patients with depression from a large managed behavioral health care organization completed the measure. The three subscales measuring CBT, IPT, and Psychodynamic Therapy showed good internal consistency, appropriate item-total correlations, and were supported by a 3-factor structure. Our results suggest that a patient questionnaire is a promising approach for assessing psychotherapy in quality improvement interventions.
authors.affiliation: UCLA/NPI Health Services Research Center, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA. mirandaj@ucla.edu
authors.forename: Jeanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: Kimberly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Hepner
authors.forename: Francisca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Azocar
authors.forename: Greg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Greenwood
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ngo
authors.forename: M Audrey
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Burnam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D011594:Psychometrics; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors