Evaluation of Treatment Integrity: The Treatment Specificity Index.
J Clin Psychol
; 71(7): 653-65, 2015 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To differentiate between treatments in a randomized controlled trial (RCT), therapies need to display not only high purity but also high specificity. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the benefits of calculating a treatment specificity index for the evaluation of treatment differentiation.METHOD:
Based on an RCT of relapse prevention in depression, comparing a cognitive with a psychoeducational treatment, the specificity and the purity index were calculated.RESULTS:
As indicated by the specificity index, both conditions differed in their levels of implemented specific and common interventions. A significant relationship was found between symptom change before a therapy session and treatment specificity.CONCLUSIONS:
The specificity index is an appropriate method for enhancing the internal validity of RCTs in evaluating treatment integrity.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como Assunto
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Cooperação do Paciente
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Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Psychol
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article