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Patient-Provider Therapeutic Alliance Contributes to Patient Activation in Community Mental Health Clinics.
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Administration & Policy in Mental Health & Mental Health Services Research . Jul2017, Vol. 44 Issue 4, p431-440. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Patient activation, often conceptualized as an individual trait, contributes to mental health outcomes. This study assessed the relational contributors to activation by estimating the longitudinal association of patient-provider communication and two factors of therapeutic alliance (agreement on tasks/goals and bond), with patient activation. Participants were patients (n = 264) from 13 community-based mental health clinics across the United States. In multivariate models, controlling for patients' individual and clinical characteristics, the task/goal factor of therapeutic alliance emerged as a significant and independent predictor of greater change in patient activation scores. Improving patient activation may require addressing patient-provider interactions such as coming to collaborative agreement on the tasks/goals of care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0894587X
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Administration & Policy in Mental Health & Mental Health Services Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 123347540
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-015-0655-8