Table 4.
Clinical Utility Variable | DSM | FFM | F | sig. | ||
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Mean | SD | mean | SD | |||
Likely to Use Again | 3.84 | 0.97 | 4.45 | 0.68 | −6.80 | .014 |
Enhanced Decision Making | 2.90 | 0.70 | 4.23 | 0.72 | −38.03 | < .001 |
Described Tx Focus | 2.58 | 0.72 | 4.19 | 0.75 | −58.50 | < .001 |
Intervention Determination | 2.65 | 0.61 | 4.23 | 0.80 | −53.36 | < .001 |
Notes: DSM = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - 4th ed., personality disorder model; FFM = Five-Factor Model; mean = mean utility rating; SD = standard deviation; likely to use again = "How likely would you be to use each system again with future clients?"; Enhanced Decision Making = "How useful was each system in enhancing your clinical decision making?"; Described Tx Focus = "How useful was each system for describing what you focused on in therapy with this client?"; Intervention Determination = "How useful was each system in determining which interventions would be successful for this client?"; All utility ratings on a 1 (not at all) to 5 (extremely) Likert Scale.