The Questionnaire About the Process of Recovery as a Sessional Measure in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis.

OBJECTIVE

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for psychosis (CBTp) is a frontline psychological intervention, yet there is no widely used tool for sessional measurement. Using data from two clinical trials, the authors examined the feasibility of using the Questionnaire About the Process of Recovery (QPR) as a sessional outcome measurement tool throughout CBTp.

METHODS

Sixty-two participants with schizophrenia spectrum disorders received up to 26 sessions of CBTp and were instructed to complete the QPR at each session.

RESULTS

On average, participants attended 21.56 CBTp sessions and completed the QPR for 95% of the sessions. Two participants did not complete the QPR because of symptomatic or functional limitations, and one additional participant did not reliably complete the QPR.

CONCLUSIONS

The QPR is a feasible tool for measuring therapeutic progress and subjective recovery for people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders who are receiving CBTp. Because measurement-based care is underused in this population, these findings demonstrate the potential utility of a personal recovery measure for capturing sessional data in CBTp.