Development of a patient-report measure of psychotherapy for depression.
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.
Miranda
Jeanne
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UCLA/NPI Health Services Research Center, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA. mirandaj@ucla.edu
Hepner
Kimberly A
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Azocar
Francisca
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Greenwood
Greg
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Ngo
Victoria
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Burnam
M Audrey
MA
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