Table 5.
The Perception of Therapist subscale.
| The Perception of Therapist subscale item | Median (IQR) (number of participants: 101) |
|---|---|
| I trust my therapist | 7 (6–7) |
| I have confidence that my therapist is well qualified to treat me | 7 (6–7) |
| My therapist is a competent provider of my treatment | 7 (6–7) |
| I am comfortable talking to my therapist about my health problem | 7 (7–7) |
| My therapist wants to help me with my health problem | 7 (7–7) |
| When my therapist talks about my health problem, it does not make sense to me [R] | 7 (7–7) |
| My therapist is an expert in my treatment | 6 (5–7) |
| My therapist is interested when i talk about my health problem | 7 (6–7) |
| My therapist knows how to treat my health problem | 6 (6–7) |
| My therapist provides explanations of my treatment that make sense to me | 7 (6–7) |
| Summary score | 67 (61–70) |
Note: each item is on a scale of 1 (not at all) to 7 (completely). [R] indicates that the item is reverse scored.