Optimizing treatment expectations and decision making through informed consent for psychotherapy: A randomized controlled trial.

IF 4.5 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Journal of consulting and clinical psychology Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-16 DOI:10.1037/ccp0000851

Leonie Gerke, Franz Pauls, Sönke Ladwig, Sarah Liebherz, Klaus Michael Reininger, Levente Kriston, Manuel Trachsel, Martin Härter, Yvonne Nestoriuc

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Abstract

Objective: The objective of this research was to determine the efficacy and safety of an optimized informed consent (OIC) consultation for psychotherapy.

Method: We performed a randomized controlled superiority online trial involving 2 weeks of treatment and 3 months of follow-up. One hundred twenty-two adults with mental disorders confirmed by structured interview currently neither in out- nor inpatient psychotherapy (mean age: 32, gender identity: 51.6% female, 1.6% diverse), were randomized. Participants received an information brochure about psychotherapy for self-study (treatment as usual [TAU]; n = 61) or TAU plus a one-session OIC utilizing expectation management, contextualization, framing, and shared decision making (n = 61). The primary outcome was treatment expectations at 2-week follow-up.

Results: At 2-week follow-up, participants receiving OIC showed more positive treatment expectations compared to those receiving TAU only (mean difference: 0.70, 95% CI [0.36, 1.04]) with a medium effect size (d = 0.73). Likewise, OIC positively influenced motivation (d = 0.74) and adherence intention (d = 0.46). OIC entailed large effects on reduction of decisional conflict (d = 0.91) and increase of knowledge (d = 0.93). Participants receiving OIC showed higher capacity to consent to treatment (d = 0.63) and higher satisfaction with received information (d = 1.34) compared to TAU. No statistically significant group differences resulted for expected adverse effects of psychotherapy. Results were maintained at 3-month follow-up. Data sets for n = 10 cases (8.2%) were missing (postassessment n = 4, 2-week n = 6, 3-month follow-up n = 8).

Conclusions: Explaining to patients how psychotherapy works via a short consultation was effective in strengthening treatment expectations and decision making in a nonharmful way. Further trials clarifying whether this effectively translates to better treatment outcomes are required. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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通过心理治疗的知情同意优化治疗期望和决策:一项随机对照试验。

目的:本研究的目的是确定一种优化的知情同意(OIC)心理治疗咨询的有效性和安全性。方法:我们进行了一项随机对照优势在线试验，包括2周的治疗和3个月的随访。通过结构化访谈确认的122名成人精神障碍患者目前既没有接受过门诊治疗也没有住院治疗(平均年龄:32岁，性别认同:51.6%为女性，1.6%为多元)被随机化。参与者收到一份关于心理治疗自学的信息手册(照常治疗[TAU];n = 61)或TAU加上利用期望管理、情境化、框架化和共享决策制定的一次会议OIC (n = 61)。主要结局是2周随访时的治疗预期。结果:在2周的随访中，与仅接受TAU治疗的参与者相比，接受OIC治疗的参与者表现出更积极的治疗预期(平均差异:0.70,95% CI[0.36, 1.04])，具有中等效应量(d = 0.73)。同样，OIC正向影响动机(d = 0.74)和依从性意愿(d = 0.46)。OIC对减少决策冲突(d = 0.91)和增加知识(d = 0.93)有很大的影响。与TAU相比，接受OIC的参与者表现出更高的同意治疗能力(d = 0.63)和更高的对接收信息的满意度(d = 1.34)。心理治疗预期不良反应的组间差异无统计学意义。结果在随访3个月时保持不变。n = 10例(8.2%)的数据集缺失(后评估n = 4, 2周n = 6, 3个月随访n = 8)。结论:通过简短的咨询向患者解释心理治疗如何起作用，可以有效地增强治疗预期和决策。需要进一步的试验来澄清这是否有效地转化为更好的治疗结果。(PsycInfo数据库记录(c) 2023 APA，版权所有)。

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