Therapist and patient perceptions of alliance and progress in psychological therapy for women diagnosed with gynecological cancers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The goal was to understand both therapist and patient perspectives on alliance and session progress for women in treatment for gynecological cancer. We used a longitudinal version of the one-with-many design to partition variation in alliance and progress ratings into therapist, patient/dyad, and time-specific components. We also evaluated therapist and patient characteristics that predict alliance and session progress.

Method

Two hundred and three women and their therapists completed measures of alliance and session progress across a 6-session course of treatment. Participants also completed preintervention measures of self-esteem, depression, cancer-specific distress, emotional expressivity, and use of protective buffering.

Results

Patients reported higher

SUBMITTER: Manne SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3763826 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature