Table 3.

What Participants Liked About the Group

Question: “What did you like about this group? (Check all that apply)”
	After First Group Session						After Last Group Session Completed a
	All Participants (N=29b)		Outpatient (n = 21)		Inpatient (n=8c)		All Participants (N=29b)		Outpatient (n = 20)		Inpatient (n=9d)
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
	endorsed	endorsed	endorsed	endorsed	endorsed	endorsed	endorsed	endorsed	endorsed	endorsed	endorsed	endorsed
I enjoyed writing	24	82.8	18	85.7	6	75.0	25	86.2	18	90.0	7	77.8
Good discussion	19	65.5	13	61.9	6	75.0	21	72.4	15	75.0	6	66.7
It was interesting to hear other’s perspectives/writing	19	65.5	16	76.2	3	37.5	20	69.0	16	80.0	4	44.4
Writing was helpful to organize my thoughts	16	55.2	12	57.1	4	50.0	18	62.1	13	65. 0	5	55.6
I like having someone to talk to	15	51.7	10	47.6	5	62.5	16	55.2	10	50. 0	6	66.7
I like the focus on specific topics	10	34.5	8	38.1	2	25.0	10	34.5	8	40. 0	2	22.2
I liked sharing my writing with others	9	31.0	7	33.3	2	25.0	10	34.5	8	40. 0	2	22.2
I like groups in general	8	27.6	7	33.3	1	12.5	9	31.0	8	40. 0	1	11.1
I like thinking about past memories	5	17.2	4	19.0	1	12.5	8	27.6	7	35.0	1	11.1
Other	1	3.5	1	4.8	0	0.0	5	17.2	4	20.0	1	11.1

Note. Items rank ordered from most to least popular responses across all participants after group 1; # = number; % = percentage

^aAfter last group session completed represents the survey data from the highest number of completed group sessions per subject (including 1 group if participants only completed 1 group session)

^bThirty-one participants completed the group but only 29 completed the questionnaire

^cTen participants completed the group but only 8 completed the questionnaire

^dTen participants completed the group but only 9 completed the questionnaire.