Table 1.
Clinical contexts in which adherence measurement methods were used (n = 249)
| Clinical Contextual Variables | n of measurement methods |
% of methods used with contextual variable1 |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment Models Assessed by Adherence Measurement Methods | ||
| Cognitive Behavioral | 147 | 59.0% |
| Motivational Interviewing | 38 | 15.3% |
| Family Therapy | 36 | 14.5% |
| Interpersonal Psychotherapy | 35 | 14.1% |
| Parent Training | 33 | 13.3% |
| Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic | 25 | 10.0% |
| Clinical Problems Assessed | ||
| Substance Use | 71 | 28.5% |
| Anxiety (w/out PTSD) | 68 | 27.3% |
| Mood Disorders | 57 | 22.9% |
| Disruptive Behavior Problems & Delinquency | 37 | 14.9% |
| Eating Disorders | 18 | 7.2% |
| PTSD | 13 | 5.2% |
| Psychoses | 11 | <5% |
| Personality | 4 | <5% |
| ADHD | 4 | <5% |
| Autism Spectrum Disorders | 2 | <5% |
| Client Characteristics | ||
| Client Age | ||
| Adults | 127 | 51.0% |
| Children only | 99 | 39.8% |
| Both Adults and Children | 6 | 2.4% |
| Client Gender | ||
| Males & Females | 194 | 77.9% |
| Males only | 18 | 7.2% |
| Females only | 9 | 3.6% |
| Client Race/Ethnicity | ||
| Caucasian | 142 | 57% |
| African American | 89 | 35.7% |
| Latino/Hispanic | 41 | 16.5% |
| Native American | 24 | 9.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 18 | 7.2% |
| Other | 68 | 27.3% |
| Treatment Settings | ||
| Clinic Setting | 137 | 55% |
| Academic Clinics | 64 | 25.7% |
| Community Clinics | 56 | 22.5% |
| VA Clinics | 3 | 1.2% |
| Could not be determined | 48 | 19.3% |
| Schools | 17 | 6.8% |
| Community setting –unable to specify | 25 | 10% |
| Treatment Provider Characteristics | ||
| Provider Degree | ||
| PhD/MD | 131 | 52.6% |
| PhD Students | 54 | 21.7% |
| Master’s degree | 94 | 37.8% |
| Bachelor’s degree | 39 | 15.7% |
| High School diploma | 13 | 5.2% |
| Provider Discipline | ||
| Psychology | 136 | 54.6% |
| Social Work | 50 | 20.1% |
| Psychiatry | 40 | 16.1% |
| Counseling | 19 | 7.6% |
| Education | 6 | 2.4% |
| Marital &Family Therapy | 2 | .8% |
1
Percentages within categories often total more than 100% since one adherence measurement method may be used in multiple clinical contexts within and across studies.