Provider perceptions of their patients' dropout from trauma-focused therapy for PTSD in the U.S. Veterans Health Administration.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Many patients who initiate prolonged exposure (PE) and cognitive processing therapy (CPT) do not complete a full course, although little is known about how providers view PE and CPT dropout among their own patients.

Method

Semistructured interviews were conducted with providers (n = 29) in the Veterans Health Administration to understand each provider's experience of dropout by a specific patient whom they treated using PE or CPT. Content analysis was used to categorize perceptions of dropout as negative, somewhat negative, or not negative. Themes associated with somewhat or not negative views of dropout were identified via inductive coding.

Results

Fourteen percent of providers viewed their patient's dropout from PE or CPT as wholly negative, 38% as

SUBMITTER: Valenstein-Mah H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10232666 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature