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Dimensions of treatment quality most valued by adolescent substance users and their caregivers.
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice ( IF 1.850 ) Pub Date : 2016-01-01 , DOI: 10.1037/pro0000066
Sara J Becker 1 , Miriam M Midoun 1 , Valarie A Zeithaml 2 , Melissa A Clark 3 , Anthony Spirito 4
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Professional psychologists are increasingly encouraged to document and evaluate the quality of the treatment they provide. However, there is a significant gap in knowledge about the extent to which extant definitions of treatment quality converge with patient perceptions. The primary goal of this study was to examine how adolescent substance users (ASU) and their caregivers perceive treatment quality. The secondary goal was to determine how these perceptions align with expert-derived definitions of ASU treatment quality and dimensions of perceived quality used frequently in other service disciplines. Focus groups and individual interviews were conducted with 24 ASU and 29 caregivers to explore how participants conceptualize a quality treatment experience. Content analysis identified three major dimensions of perceived treatment quality, each of which contained three sub-dimensions: Therapeutic Relationship (i.e., Acceptance, Caring, Connection), Provider Characteristics (i.e., Experience, Communication Skills, Accessibility), and Treatment Approach (i.e., Integrated Care, Use of Structure, and Parent Involvement). Results revealed modest convergence between patient perceptions and existing definitions of quality, with several meaningful discrepancies. Most notably, the Therapeutic Relationship was the most important dimension to ASU and their caregivers, while expert-derived definitions emphasized the Treatment Approach. Implications for practicing psychologists to enhance training and supervision, quality improvement, and health education initiatives are discussed.

中文翻译:

青少年物质使用者及其照顾者最看重的治疗质量维度。

越来越多地鼓励专业心理学家记录和评估他们提供的治疗质量。然而,关于现有的治疗质量定义与患者认知的融合程度,在知识方面存在重大差距。本研究的主要目标是检查青少年吸毒者 (ASU) 及其护理人员如何看待治疗质量。次要目标是确定这些看法如何与其他服务学科中经常使用的 ASU 治疗质量的专家定义和感知质量维度保持一致。对 24 名 ASU 和 29 名护理人员进行了焦点小组和个人访谈,以探讨参与者如何概念化高质量的治疗体验。内容分析确定了感知治疗质量的三个主要维度,每个都包含三个子维度:治疗关系(即接受、关怀、联系)、提供者特征(即经验、沟通技巧、可及性)和治疗方法(即综合护理、结构的使用和家长参与) )。结果表明,患者的看法与现有的质量定义之间存在适度的趋同,但存在一些有意义的差异。最值得注意的是,治疗关系是 ASU 及其护理人员最重要的维度,而专家衍生的定义则强调治疗方法。讨论了实践心理学家加强培训和监督、质量改进和健康教育举措的意义。提供者特征(即经验、沟通技巧、可及性)和治疗方法(即综合护理、结构使用和家长参与)。结果表明,患者的看法与现有的质量定义之间存在适度的趋同,但存在一些有意义的差异。最值得注意的是,治疗关系是 ASU 及其护理人员最重要的维度,而专家衍生的定义则强调治疗方法。讨论了实践心理学家加强培训和监督、质量改进和健康教育举措的意义。提供者特征(即经验、沟通技巧、可及性)和治疗方法(即综合护理、结构使用和家长参与)。结果表明,患者的看法与现有的质量定义之间存在适度的趋同,但存在一些有意义的差异。最值得注意的是,治疗关系是 ASU 及其护理人员最重要的维度,而专家衍生的定义则强调治疗方法。讨论了实践心理学家加强培训和监督、质量改进和健康教育举措的意义。结果表明,患者的看法与现有的质量定义之间存在适度的趋同,但存在一些有意义的差异。最值得注意的是,治疗关系是 ASU 及其护理人员最重要的维度,而专家衍生的定义则强调治疗方法。讨论了实践心理学家加强培训和监督、质量改进和健康教育举措的意义。结果表明,患者的看法与现有的质量定义之间存在适度的趋同,但存在一些有意义的差异。最值得注意的是,治疗关系是 ASU 及其护理人员最重要的维度,而专家衍生的定义则强调治疗方法。讨论了实践心理学家加强培训和监督、质量改进和健康教育举措的意义。
更新日期:2016-01-01
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