Parent- and therapist-rated treatment satisfaction following routine child cognitive-behavioral therapy

Abstract

This observational study examined treatment satisfaction (TS) following routine outpatient cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in a large sample of children (n = 795; aged 6 to 10 years). TS was investigated in parent and therapist rating. Means, standard deviations and inter-rater correlations were calculated to investigate TS. Regression analysis was conducted to examine potential correlates of TS (patient-related variables, mental disorder characteristics, socio-demographic factors and treatment variables). High TS in parent and therapist rating was found, with therapists showing a lower degree of TS than parents (completely or predominantly satisfied: parent rating 94.1%, therapist rating 69.5%). A statistically significant, moderate inter-rater correlation was found. Regression analysis explained 21.8% of the variance in parent rating and 57.2% in therapist rating. Most of the TS variance was explained by mental disorder characteristics (parent-rated symptoms and therapist-rated global impairment at treatment end) and by treatment variables (especially the therapist-rated cooperation of parents and patients), whereas socio-demographic and patient-related variables did not show any relevant associations with TS. Based on these results, to optimize TS, therapists should concentrate on establishing a sustainable cooperation of parents and children during therapy, and work to achieve a low global impairment at treatment end.

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Prediction of Chinese clients’ satisfaction with psychotherapy by machine learning

“…It is a prominent indicator of the quality of therapy and belongs to the subjective experience of clients (23). Although psychotherapy satisfaction does not necessarily demonstrate a oneto-one relationship with objectively assessed therapy outcomes (24), previous research suggested that they were closely correlated and contributed to each other (25)(26)(27). Meanwhile, prior studies have taken both as important indicators for psychotherapy effectiveness (28).…”