A review and critical appraisal of measures of therapist-patient interactions in mental health settings

Cahill J, Barkham M, Hardy G, Gilbody S, Richards D, Bower P, Audin K, Connell J
Record ID 32008100029
English
Authors' objectives:

The purpose of this report has been (1) to assemble the current literature on tests and measures of therapist–patient interactions; (2) to subject this literature to critical appraisal with the aim of making recommendations for practice, training and research; and (3) to establish benchmarks for standardisation, acceptability and routine use of such measures.

Authors' recommendations: The findings from the report indicated that the therapist–patient interaction can be measured using a wide range of instruments of varying value. Due care should be taken in ensuring that the measure is suitable for the context in which it is to be used.
Authors' methods: Review
Details
Project Status: Completed
URL for project: http://www.hta.ac.uk/1556
Year Published: 2008
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
  • Humans
  • Professional-Patient Relations
  • Mental Disorders
Contact
Organisation Name: NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
Contact Address: NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name: journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email: journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Copyright: 2008 Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO
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