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. 2016 Jan 7;43:325–343. doi: 10.1007/s10488-015-0710-5

Table 2.

Study characteristics, feedback characteristics, and outcomes

Study characteristics Feedback characteristics Outcomes
Reference Sample (N) Comparisons (n) Outcome measures and follow-up period Measures Recipient Frequency Training provided Treatment effectiveness: total sample Treatment effectiveness: not on track patients Treatment efficiency Effect on collaborative practice
Anker et al. (2009) Outpatient couple therapy (906) Fb (446)
NFb (460)
ORS, post-treatment, 6 months SRS
ORS
Clinician and patient Session-by-session Yes Fb > NFb N/A N/A N/A
Ashaye et al. (2003) Outpatient (112) Fb (44)
NFb (58)
HoNOS 65 + , 3 months
CAPE-BRS
CANE Clinician Once Not reported Fb = NFb N/A N/A N/A
Bickman et al. (2011) Outpatient community setting (340) Fb (167)
NFb (173)
SFSS, post-treatment SFSS Clinician Session-by-session Yes N/A N/A Fb > NFba N/A
Brodey et al. (2005) Outpatient (1374) Fb (681)
NFb (693)
SCL-11, 6 weeks SCL-11 Clinician Twice Not reported Fb > NFb N/A N/A N/A
Cisneros (2010) Outpatient (181) Clinician-Fb (90)
Patient-Clinician Fb (91)
OQ-45
ASC
HAQ-II
(all: post treatment)
OQ-45 Clinician/
Clinician and patient
Session-by-session No P/C-Fb > C-Fb P/C-Fb > C-Fb N/A Therapeutic alliance
P/C-Fb = C-Fb
Copeland (2007) Outpatient (145) NFb (39)
LSQ Fb (37)
ES Fb (33)
Both Fb (35)
LSQ,
sessions 1, 3, 5
ES-P and ES-N, sessions 2, 4
LSQ
ES-P
ES-N
Clinician Session-by-session Not reported Fb = NFb N/A N/A Therapeutic alliance
Fb = NFb
De Jong et al. (2012) Outpatient (413) Fb (206)
NFb (207)
OQ-45, after sessions 1, 3, 5, and then every fifth session OQ-45 Clinician and patient After sessions 1, 3, 5, and then every fifth session Yes Fb = NFb Fb = NFb N/A N/A
Galvinhill (2001) Outpatient
Students (144)
NFb (48)
Oral-Fb (48)
Written-Fb (48)
OQ-45, post-treatment OQ-45 Clinician Session-by-session Yes O-Fb > NFb
O-Fb > W-Fb
W-Fb = NFb
N/A N/A N/A
Harmon et al. (2007) Outpatient students (2819) Clinician-Fb (687)
Patient-Clinician Fb (687)
NFb (1445)
OQ-45, post-treatment OQ-45 Clinician/
Clinician and patient
Session-by-session Not reported Total Fb > NFb
C-Fb = C/P-Fb
Total Fb > NFb
C-Fb = P/C-Fb
N/A N/A
Hawkins et al. (2004) Outpatient (201) Clinician- Fb (70)
Patient-Clinician Fb (67)
NFb (64)
OQ-45, post-treatment OQ-45 Clinician/
Clinician and patient
Session-by-session Not reported C-Fb > NFb
P/C-Fb > NFb
P/C-Fb > C-Fb
C-Fb = NFb
P/C-Fb = NFb
C-Fb = C/P
Total Fb = NFb
OT-Fb = OT-NFb
NOT-Fb = NOT-NFb
N/A
Lambert et al. (2001) Outpatient students (609) Fb (307)
NFb (302)
OQ-45, post-treatment OQ-45 Clinician Session-by-session Not reported Fb > NFb Fb > NFb Total Fb = NFb
NOT-Fb < NOT-NFb
OT-Fb > OT-NFb
N/A
Lambert et al. (2002) Outpatient students (1020) Fb (528)
NFb (492)
OQ-45, post-treatment OQ-45 Clinician Session-by-session Not reported Fb > NFb Fb > NFb Total Fb < NFb
NOT-Fb < NOT-NFb
OT-Fb = OT-NFb
N/A
Lester (2012) Inpatient (120) Fb (60)
NFb (60)
ORS, post-treatment
Y-OQ, post-treatment
SRS
ORS
Clinician and patient Session-by-session Yes Fb = NFb N/A N/A N/A
Marshall et al. (2004) Outpatient (304) Fb (158)
NFb (146)
BPRS
WHODAS
CSI
MANSA (all measures, 12 months)
CNS Care coordinator Once Yes Fb = NFb N/A N/A Patient satisfaction
Fb > NFb
Murphy et al. (2012) Outpatient students (110) Fb (59)
NFb (51)
ORS, post- treatment ORS Clinician Session-by-session Yes Fb = NFb N/A Fb = NFb N/A
Newnham et al. (2010)
(follow-up: Byrne et al. 2012)
Inpatient (1308) Fb (408)
NFb (439)
Control (461)
WHO-5, 9 days
SF-36, post-treatment
DASS-21, post-treatment
HoNOS, post-treatment
WHO-5 Clinician and patient Twice No Fb = NFb Fb > NFb N/A N/A
Priebe et al. (2007) Outpatient (507) Fb (256)
NFb (235)
SQOL
CSQ-8
PANSS
(all: 12 months)
DIALOG Clinician and patient Every 2 months Yes Fb > NFb N/A N/A Patient
satisfaction
Fb > NFb
Probst et al. (2013) Inpatient (43) Fb (23)
NFb (20)
OQ-45, post-treatment OQ-45 Clinician Session-by-session No N/A Fb > NFb N/A N/A
Probst et al. (2014) Inpatient (209) Fb (111)
NFb (98)
OQ-45,1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, post-treatment OQ-45 Clinician Session-by-session No Fb = NFb N/A N/A N/A
Puschner et al. (2009) Inpatient psychiatric (294) Fb (148)
NFb (146)
EB-45, T1.1, T1.2 (weeks after admission), T2 (discharge) OQ-45 Clinician and patient Session-by-session Yes Fb = NFb N/A N/A N/A
Reese al. (2009a) Outpatient
(Study 1: 74)
(Study 2: 74)
Study 1
Fb (50)
NFb (24)
Study 1
Fb (51)
NFb (21)
ORS, post-treatment SRS
ORS
Clinician and patient Session-by-session Yes Fb > NFb N/A Fb = NFb N/A
Reese et al. (2009b) Outpatient: community centre/students (110) Fb (?)
NFb (?)
ORS
SOS
SWAI–T
COSE
(all: T1- at the middle of the fall semester, T2 - end of the fall semester, T3 - at the end of the spring semester)
SRS
ORS
Clinician and patient Session-by-session Yes Fb > NFb N/A Fb = NFb Supervisory alliance
Fb = NFb Satisfaction with supervision
Fb = NFb
Reese et al. (2010) Outpatient couple therapy (92) Fb (54)
NFb (38)
ORS, post- treatment OQ-45
SRS
ORS
Clinician and patient Session-by-session Yes Fb > NFb N/A Fb > NFba N/A
Reeves (2009) Outpatient (220) Fb (99)
NFb (120)
OQ-45, post-treatment OQ-45 Clinician and patient Session-by-session Yes N/A Fb = NFb N/A N/A
Rise et al. (2012) Outpatient (75) Fb (37)
NFb (38)
TAS
CSQ
BASIS-32
PAM
MCS (SF-12)
Patient Motivation,
Patient Activation, (all: 6 weeks)
SRS
ORS
Clinician and patient Session-by-session Yes Fb = NFb N/A N/A Patient activation
Fb = NFb Therapeutic alliance
Fb = NFb
Patient satisfaction
Fb = NFb
Patient motivation
Fb > NFb
Simon et al. (2012) Outpatient (370) Fb (109)
NFb (98)
OQ-45, post-treatment OQ-45
ASC
Clinician and patient Session-by-session No N/A Fb > NFb NOT-Fb = NOT-NFb N/A
Simon et al. (2013) Inpatient eating disorders (137) Fb (69)
NFb (64)
OQ-45, post-treatment OQ-45 Clinician and patient Session-by-session No Fb > NFb N/A N/A N/A
Slade et al. (2008)/Slade (2008) Outpatient (3919) Clinician- Fb (687)
Patient-Clinician Fb (687)
NFb (1445)
OQ-45, post-treatment OQ-45 Clinician/
Clinician and patient
Session-by-session Not reported Total Fb > NFb
C = C/P
Total Fb = NFb
C = C/P
NOT-Fb < NOT-NFb N/A
Soeken et al. (1981) Outpatient couple therapy (24) Fb (?)
NFb (?)
PSQ, T1, T2 PSQ Clinician and patient Session-by-session (sessions 6-10) Not reported Fb > NFb N/A N/A Self-efficacy
Fb > NFb
Insight Fb > NFb
Involvement
Fb > NFb
Trudeau (2000) Outpatient (127) NFb (38)
NFb (23)
Fb (66)
RAND 36, 2 and 4 months
OQ-45, 2 and 4 months
OQ-45 Clinician Session-by-session Not reported Fb = NFb N/A N/A N/A
Truitt (2011) Outpatient eating disorders (51) Fb (30)
NFb (21)
OQ-45, post-treatment OQ-45 Clinician and patient Session-by-session Not reported Fb > NFb N/A Total Fb < NFb N/A
Whipple et al. (2003) Outpatient students (981) Fb (499)
NFb (482)
OQ-45, post-treatment OQ-45 Clinician Session-by-session No Fb = NFb Fb > NFb Total-Fb = NFb
NOT-Fb < NOT-NFb
OT-Fb > NOT-NFb
N/A

Fb feedback, NFb no-feedback, ORS Outcome Rating Scale, SRS Session Rating Scale, > significantly higher level, < significantly lower level, = no difference, N/A not applicable, HoNOS 65+ Health of the Nation Outcome Scales 65+, CAPE-BRS Clifton Assessment Procedures for the Elderly-Behaviour Rating Scales, CANE Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly, NS not significant, SFSS Symptoms and Functioning Severity Scale, CFS Contextualized Feedback System, SCL-11 Symptom Checklist-11, LSQ Life Status Questionnaire, ES Empathy Scale, ES-P Empathy Scale—Positive, ES-N Empathy Scale—Negative, OQ-45 Outcome Questionnaire—45, O-Fb Oral Feedback, W-Fb Written Feedback, C-Fb Clinician Feedback, C/P-Fb Clinician/Patient Feedback, OT on-track, NOT not-on-track, Y-OQ Youth Outcome Questionnaire, BPRS Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, WHODAS World Health Organization Psychiatric Disability Assessment Schedule, CSI Client Satisfaction Index, MANSA Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life, CNS Cardinal Needs Schedule, WHO-5 World Health Organisation, SF-36 Short Form 36 Health Survey, DASS-21 Depression Anxiety Stress Scales, ASC Assessment for Signal Clients, HAQ-II Helping Alliance Questionnaire, SQOL Subjective Quality of Life, CSQ-8 Client Satisfaction Assessment, PANSS Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, EB-45 Ergebnisfragebogen, SOS Supervision Outcome Survey, SWAI–T Supervisory Working Alliance Inventory, COSE Counselling Self-Estimate Inventory, TAS Treatment Alliance Scale, CSQ Client Satisfaction Questionnaire, BASIS-32 Behaviour and Symptom Identification Scale, PAM Patient Activation Measure, MCS (SF-12) Mental Component Score (Short Form-12), PSQ Post Session Questionnaire, RAND RAND 36-item Health Survey 1.0

aPatients in the feedback condition improved significantly faster