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The Patient's Experience of Attunement and Responsiveness Scale
John Snyder1, George Silberschatz2
1a San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group, Clinic and Training Center , San Francisco , CA , USA.
Objective:
This study sought to test the correlation between the patient's experience of attunement and responsiveness, and treatment outcome.
Method:
Utilizing a new measure-the Patient's Experience of Attunement and Responsiveness (PEAR) Scale-we asked both patients and therapists to rate their experience of a therapy session immediately after that session. Scores on the PEAR Scale were then correlated with two measures of treatment outcome. We obtained 405 total PEAR Scale administrations from 38 patient-therapist dyads across multiple sessions.
Results:
Exploratory factor analyses revealed a three-factor structure for the patient version of the scale and a two-factor structure for the therapist version. Patient ratings on the PEAR Scale were significantly correlated with OQ-45 and a 1-item measure of global outcome measured for the concurrent session.
Conclusion:
These findings suggest attunement during a therapy session may be an important predictor of concurrent session outcome.
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