Table 3 Mean value comparisons
From: Informed consent in psychotherapy: a survey on attitudes among psychotherapists in Switzerland
Item | Gender Female versus male t (df) | Setting Outpatient versus inpatient t (df) | Patient group Children and adolescents versus adultst (df) | Postgraduate training Board-certified versus in postgraduate training t (df) | Age category 20–40 years versus 41–80 years t (df) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Confidentiality | − 0.18 (153) | − 0.43 (145) | 3.99 (148)*** | 1.5 (153) | − 0.06 (153) |
Right to therapy termination | 1.36 (153) | 2.58 (102)** | 1.7 (89) | − 0.39 (153) | − 1.06 (153) |
Empirical effectiveness | − 0.53 (153) | − 0.65 (145) | − 0.37 (148) | − 0.59 (153) | − 0.3 (153) |
Risks | − 0.29 (153) | 1.59 (88) | − 1.02 (148) | − 0.23 (127) | − 0.87 (81) |
Personal information | − 0.4 (153) | − 1.83 (145) | − 0.38 (148) | 2.14 (153)** | − 3.24 (86)*** |
Frequency of meetings | 1.55 (33) | 0.69 (145) | 0.37 (148) | − 0.75 (153) | 0.88 (153) |
Treatment duration | − 0.51 (153) | 1.34 (145) | 0.65 (148) | − 0.17 (153) | − 0.35 (153) |
Fee | − 0.06 (153) | − 1.97 (48)** | 1.24 (84) | 3.69 (153)*** | − 3.05 (112)*** |
Promotion of hope | 0.89 (153) | 0.97 (145) | − 0.44 (148) | − 1.98 (153) | 1.57 (153) |
Promotion of positive expectations | 0.75 (153) | 1.18 (145) | − 1.45 (148) | − 2.03 (153)** | 1.77 (153) |
Discussion of treatment goals | 1.06 (153) | 2.53 (78)** | − 0.8 (148) | 0.06 (153) | − 0.17 (153) |
Self-determined decision making | 0.85 (153) | 0.52 (145) | − 0.67 (148) | − 0.07 (153) | − 1.77 (123) |
Promotion of positive expectation through IC | 0.38 (145) | 0.9 (138) | 0.44 (141) | − 0.41(145) | − 0.54 (145) |
To not address risks | − 1.35 (31) | − 1.63 (144) | − 1.89 (90) | 1.24 (152) | − 1.17 (83) |
To not address alternatives | − 0.51 (147) | − 0.44 (80) | − 0.07 (143) | 1.24 (126) | − 1.2 (147) |
IC and understanding of the disorder | 0.18 (136) | 1.27 (129) | − 0.79 (131) | − 1.04 (106) | 0.71 (65) |
Liberty to implement IC as I see fit | − 0.07 (150) | − 3.5 (143)*** | − 1.48 (145) | 2.41 (150)** | − 2.37 (150)** |
In my practice, I have enough time resources to implement IC as I see fit | − 1.62 (151) | − 4.49 (51)*** | 0.67 (146) | 3.94 (151)*** | − 4.29 (134)*** |
The mode of action of a therapy cannot be explained in advance. It can only be experienced individdually by patients during treatment | − 0.7 (151) | − 0.54 (143) | − 0.84 (147) | − 0.07 (151) | − 0.95 (151) |
IC is an ongoing process during the whole course of therapy. Therefore, IC is never completely terminated | 0.67 (148) | − 0.37 (140) | 0.54 (143) | − 0.79 (148) | − 0.27 (75) |