Table 2 Associations between overall most and least helpful therapy experiences and therapist/treatment qualities
Therapist/Treatment qualities | MH Overall helpfulness | LH overall helpfulness |
|---|---|---|
Spearman’s rho (p) | ||
Treatment approaches that took into account participant treatment preferences and provided freedom of choice around change | 0.543* (< 0.005) | 0.537* (< 0.005) |
Therapist perceived to have understood them and addressed their concerns | 0.641* (< 0.005) | 0.654* (< 0.005) |
Therapist perceived to have instilled hope | 0.718* (< 0.005) | 0.606* (< 0.005) |
Change retrospectively identified as important or possible | 0.179* (0.006) | 0.128 (0.052) |