The Healing Encounters and Attitudes Lists (Heal)

Psychometric Properties of a German Version (Heal-D) in Comparison With the Original Heal

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ID15519040
AutoresHeike Gerger (0000-0002-7077-658X, University of Basel, autor de correspondencia), Sarah Buergler (0000-0002-5377-7505, University of Basel), Dilan Sezer (0000-0003-4751-8387, University of Basel), Marc Grethler (University of Basel), Jens Gaab (0000-0002-9194-8491, University of Basel), Cosima Locher (0000-0002-9660-0590, University of Basel)
Año2020
Volumen10
Páginas897-897
Fecha de publicación2020-01-10
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
EditorialFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00897
PMID31998148
OpenAlexW2983540646
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas44

Introduction: Over the last years, the interest in understanding health improvements that occur due to non-specific treatment effects, rather than in response to the specific active treatment ingredients, increased. Nevertheless, investigations on patients' idiosyncratic perspectives on the non-specific aspects of the healing encounter or of the treatment itself that contribute to placebo effects are still rare. The Healing Encounters and Attitudes Lists (HEAL) offer a unique and parsimonious set of instruments to measure patients' views on a variety of non-specific aspects of the caring encounter. The HEAL items can be administered as computerized adaptive tests or short forms that assess the patient-provider connection , the healthcare environment , treatment expectancy , positive outlook , spirituality , as well as attitudes towards complementary and alternative medicine . So far, no German version of the HEAL exists. Methods: The original 168 HEAL items were translated into German (HEAL-D) applying a translation-back-translation procedure. We examined the psychometric properties of HEAL-D in a sample of 165 participants who reported at least one healthcare visit during the last year. Results: The German short forms of HEAL (HEAL-D-SF) showed good internal consistency and test-retest reliability. The factor structure observed in the English original items showed low to moderate model fit in our sample. Discussion: The development of a German version of HEAL in addition to the original English items offers new possibilities for investigating patients' idiosyncratic perspectives on the non-specific aspects of treatments across language borders. We will close with presenting possible clinical application as well as promising and relevant future research directions using HEAL-D-SF, including for instance large-scale, cross-national investigations

German · Psychotherapist · Clinical Psychology · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies · Empathy and Medical Education · History · Medicine · Pain Management and Placebo Effect · Psychology · Gerontology