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Patient alliance with the program predicts treatment outcomes whereas alliance with the therapist predicts adherence in internet-based therapy for panic disorder
Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Israel.
Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Israel.
Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Israel.
Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Israel.
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2021 (English)In: Psychotherapy Research, ISSN 1050-3307, E-ISSN 1468-4381, Vol. 31, no 8, p. 1022-1035Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Objective This study examines relationships among different aspects of therapeutic alliance with treatment outcome, adherence and attrition in internet delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) for panic disorder. Methods: We examined alliance-outcome relationships in ICBT (N = 74) using a newly developed self-report alliance measure that disentangles alliance with program content (Internet Patients Experience of Attunement and Responsiveness with the program; I-PEARp) and with the therapist (I-PEARt). We compared ICBT outcomes of patient rated and therapist-rated alliance with conventional alliance scales (WAI-6 and WAI-T). Results: Consistent with our hypothesis, I-PEARp and I-PEARt distinguished between different aspects of the alliance and predicted outcomes better than standard alliance scales. Furthermore, higher ratings of I-PEARp were associated with subsequent lower symptoms and lower symptoms were associated with higher subsequent alliance. In contrast, I-PEARt predicted adherence, but not symptoms. Although therapists ratings of alliance (thI-PEAR) improved significantly during treatment, they did not predict subsequent symptoms, adherence, or dropout. Conclusion: Results indicate that the patient experience of the alliance in ICBT includes two aspects, each of which uniquely contributes to outcomes; patient connection to the program is related to symptom outcomes whereas the dyadic relationship with the therapist serves as the glue to allow the treatment to hold.

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Routledge, 2021. Vol. 31, no 8, p. 1022-1035
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ICBT; symptom reduction; adherence; dropout; internet alliance; internet intervention; I-PEAR
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Applied Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-173693DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2021.1882712ISI: 000616865600001PubMedID: 33567994OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-173693DiVA, id: diva2:1532805
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Funding Agencies|Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research [2015/181]

Available from: 2021-03-02 Created: 2021-03-02 Last updated: 2022-05-23Bibliographically approved

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