Exploration of Client Profile and Clinical Outcome in a University Psychology Clinic.

Autor:	Brunnbauer, Lynette, Simpson, Susan, Balfour, Cathy
Předmět:	THERAPEUTICS MENTAL depression ANXIETY disorders treatment PSYCHOLOGICAL stress ACADEMIC medical centers HYPOTHESIS CHI-squared test CLINICAL medicine OUTPATIENT services in hospitals LONGITUDINAL method RESEARCH methodology EVALUATION of medical care SCIENTIFIC observation PROBABILITY theory PSYCHOLOGICAL tests PSYCHOLOGISTS QUESTIONNAIRES SELF-evaluation T-test (Statistics) TELEMEDICINE MATHEMATICAL variables LOGISTIC regression analysis STATISTICAL power analysis TREATMENT effectiveness PRE-tests & post-tests SEVERITY of illness index PATIENT dropouts DATA analysis software MEDICAL coding DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Zdroj:	Australian Psychologist; Dec2016, Vol. 51 Issue 6, p442-452, 11p, 6 Charts, 4 Graphs
Abstrakt:	Objective The main aim of this project was to provide a client profile and to evaluate effectiveness of therapy as provided by trainees in a university-based psychology clinic setting. Method The participants included face-to-face ( n = 82) and video-therapy ( n = 20) adult clients of the University of South Australia Psychology Clinic at Magill Campus who attended the clinic between March 2011 and August 2013. A mixed design was used to evaluate treatment effectiveness. Psychological distress was measured using the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales ( DASS-21) and Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation ( CORE-10). Results Scores in the CORE-10 indicated that the clients' distress levels significantly decreased between pre- and post-treatment; however, this was not dependent on therapy completion or dropout. Unemployment status was the only factor to significantly predict therapy dropout. Conclusion In summary, results suggest that trainees gained experience with a wide range of client groups and that therapy provided by trainees was effective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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