Tools
Tools
Lawlor, Caroline, Sharma, Bina, Khondoker, Mizanur 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1801-1635, Peters, Emmanuelle, Kuipers, Elizabeth and Johns, Louise
(2017)
Service user satisfaction with cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis: Associations with therapy outcomes and perceptions of the therapist.
British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 56 (1).
84–102.
ISSN 0144-6657
Preview |
PDF (Accepted manuscript)
- Accepted Version
Download (784kB) | Preview |
Abstract
Objectives: Few studies have investigated service user satisfaction with cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp). This study explored its associations with clinical presentation and outcomes, retrospective expectations of progress, perceptions of the therapist, and demographic variables. Design and methods: One hundred and sixty-five service users completed self-report questionnaires pre- and post-CBTp in relation to the constructs of interest. Regression analyses explored associations with (1) overall satisfaction with therapy and (2) perceived progress, skills, and knowledge gained. Results: Ninety-six per cent of service users reported satisfaction with therapy. Higher levels of overall satisfaction with, and perceived benefit from, therapy were associated with positive therapy expectations, positive ratings of therapist's personal qualities, competence and trustworthiness, lower pre-therapy depression, and improvements in quality of life. Symptom improvements were not related to overall satisfaction with therapy; however, with the exception of voices, better clinical outcomes were associated with subjective ratings of having made more progress and gained more CBT skills and knowledge. Demographic factors were not associated with satisfaction or perceived progress. In multiple regression analyses, expectations of progress showed the strongest associations with both satisfaction and perceived benefits. Other remaining significant associations consisted of perceptions of the therapist for satisfaction, and both pre-therapy levels of, and changes in, depression for perceived benefits. Qualitative feedback emphasized the importance of the therapeutic relationship and developing new coping strategies. Conclusions: The findings provide preliminary evidence that high levels of satisfaction with therapy are not contingent on good clinical outcomes and are instead associated with positive therapy expectations and perceptions of the therapist.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | service-user satisfaction,cognitive behavioural therapy,psychosis,therapeutic relationship |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Epidemiology and Public Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health |
| Related URLs: | |
| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Dec 2016 00:07 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2023 01:52 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/61673 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/bjc.12122 |
Downloads
Downloads per month over past year
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |