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The impact of accommodating client preference in psychotherapy: a meta-analysis
Abstract
Client preferences in psychotherapy reflect specific conditions and activities that clients desire in their treatment, with increasing evidence pointing to preference accommodation as facilitating psychotherapy outcomes. This updated meta-analysis establishes the magnitude of the effect of client preference accommodation in psychotherapy. Based on data from 53 studies and over 16,000 clients, preference accommodation was associated with fewer treatment dropouts (OR = 1.79) and more positive treatment outcomes (d = 0.28) than providing client with a nonpreferred treatment or psychotherapy condition. The preference effect was moderated by study design, timing and type of outcome measurement, and client diagnosis. It was not moderated by year of publication, treatment duration, preference type, treatment options, client age, client gender, client ethnicity, or client years of education. The authors provide a case example of preference accommodation and practice recommendations for working with client preferences.
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“Taking patients preferences into account has been associated with higher completion of treatment, and higher improvement in clinical outcomes (Lindhiem et al., 2014; Swift et al., 2018).”
From Effects of patient-driven iCBT for anxiety in routine primary care and the relation between increased experience of empowerment and outcome: A randomized controlled trial (2021) · cites this paper as Swift et al., 2018
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“Offering more tailored provider recommendations, based upon factors such as client’s mental health history, therapy provider expertise, and the logistical needs and preferences (location or care delivery format) could help to mitigate these dropout rates.14”
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“This corresponds to the finding that accommodating clients ’ treatment preferences is connected with better outcomes and lower dropout rates (Swift et al., 2018).”
BackgroundDelgadillo, J., & Duhne, P. G. S. (2019) · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1037/ccp0000476 · Cited by 111
“Although there is evidence that accommodating ヮ;デｷWﾐデゲげ デヴW;デﾏWﾐデ ヮヴWaWヴWﾐIWゲ leads to better outcomes (Swift et al., 2018), there is ongoing debate in the field about the common factors and treatment equivalence hypotheses in psychotherapy (Mulder et al., 2017; Cuijpers et al., 2018).”
MethodThe importance of listening to patient preferences when making mental health care decisions
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Metadata
- Authors
- Swift, J. K., Callahan, J. L., Cooper, M., & Parkin, S. R.
- Affiliations
- Idaho State University (US)
- University of North Texas (US)
- University of Roehampton (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Swift, Joshua K.
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2018-08-08
- Volume
- 74
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 1924-1937
- ISSN
- 0021-9762 (ISSN-L)
- 1097-4679
- OpenAlex
- W2887258972
- Cited by
- 279
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2026: 37 · 2025: 40 · 2024: 44 · 2023: 48 · 2022: 42 · 2021: 31 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 19.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- psychotherapy outcome, treatment discontinuation, consumer preferences, treatment options
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Black or African American, Culture, Depressive Disorder, Humans, Individuality, Male, Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care, Patient Dropouts, Professional-Patient Relations, Psychotherapy, Treatment Outcome, Patient Preference
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