Table 2.
Demographics, professions and years of clinical experience of the participants
| Focus group 1 (n = 6) | Focus group 2 (n = 9) | FreqMech therapist sample (n = 70) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Female (%) | 83.4% | 100% | 81.4% |
| Age (years + range) | 36.80 (26.61–55.25) | 40.63 (27.91–58.49) | 39.02 (25–60) |
| Profession (n)a | |||
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 1 (16.66%) | 0 | 4 (5.71%) |
| Clinical Psychologist | 0 | 0 | 2 (2.85%) |
| Licensed mental health psychologist (GZ-psycholoog) in training for clinical psychologist | 1 (16.66%) | 1 (11.11%) | 3 (4.28%) |
| Licensed mental health psychologist (GZ-psycholoog) & psychotherapist | 0 | 0 | 3 (4.28%) |
| Licensed mental health psychologist (GZ-psycholoog) | 2 (33.33%) | 2 (22.22%) | 22 (30.88%) |
| Psychologist MSc in training for licensed mental health psychologist | 1 (16.66%) | 4 (44.44%) | 9 (13.23%) |
| Psychologist MSc | 1 (16.66%) | 0 | 18 (25%) |
| Psychotherapist | 0 | 1 (11.11%) | 5 (7.35%) |
| Psychotherapist in training | 0 | 0 | 2 (2.85%) |
| Psychiatrist | 0 | 1 (11.11%) | 2 (2.85%) |
| Clinical experience (in years) | |||
| General (median + range) | 7.75 (10; 2–14) | 11.22 (8; 5–28) | 10.02 (7; 1–29) |
| CBT (median + range) | 5.83 (4; 2–12) | 7.11 (6; 0–28) | 7.20 (5; 1–26) |
| IPT (median + range) | 1.75 (1; 0–3) | 3.66 (1; 0–22) | 3.25 (.5; 0–25) |
aProfessions according to the Dutch educational system; psychologist MSc refers to psychological training on master level, a clinical nurse specialist is a nurse with three additional years of postgraduate training in mental health care and licensed to provide CBT and IPT treatment; licensed mental health psychologists, psychotherapists, and clinical psychologists received two, three and six additional years of postgraduate training, respectively. For FreqMech sample, years of therapist experience at the start of participating on the FreqMech study was noted. In addition, some data was missing on the age and years of experience variables, available data per variable was: age (n = 60), years of experience (n = 58), CBT experience (n = 54), IPT experience (n = 37)