The Helping Alliance Questionnaire : Psychometric properties in patients with substance dependence

Psychometric properties of the Helping Alliance Questionnaire (HAQ) are analyzed in a population of 340 substance-dependent patients of an addiction clinic in the Netherlands. Factor analysis yields a two-factor structure: Cooperation and Helpfulness. The scales show fair correlations with three out...

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Published in:Substance use & misuse 1999-09, Vol.34 (11), p.1549-1569
Main Authors: DE WEERT-VAN OENE, G. H, DE JONG, C. A. J, JÖRG, F, SCHRIJVERS, G. J. P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Helping alliance
Humans
Length of Stay
Male
Measures
Medical sciences
Netherlands
Patient Compliance
Predictive Value of Tests
Professional-Patient Relations
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - standards
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometric properties
Psychometrics
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reproducibility of Results
Substance abusers
Substance-Related Disorders - diagnosis
Substance-Related Disorders - prevention & control
Surveys and Questionnaires
Techniques and methods
Treatment
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Summary:Psychometric properties of the Helping Alliance Questionnaire (HAQ) are analyzed in a population of 340 substance-dependent patients of an addiction clinic in the Netherlands. Factor analysis yields a two-factor structure: Cooperation and Helpfulness. The scales show fair correlations with three out of seven scales from the Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory. Length of Stay in Detox is predicted by scores on the Helpfulness scale and noncompliance by scores on the Cooperation scale. Besides this, intermediate outcome measures are correlated with HAQ scores. The HAQ seems to be a "quick scan" instrument to give a quick and global impression of the patients' perception of the quality of the working alliance with the therapist.
ISSN:1082-6084
1532-2491
DOI:10.3109/10826089909039414