Treatment Preferences
program+high-intensity
Before participation at baseline, the participants’ treatment preference was assessed by asking which of the 3 treatment options being evaluated in the trial they would prefer if they were given a choice. Participants ranked the 3 options of Life Flex program only, Life Flex program+low-intensity therapist assistance, and Life Flex program+high-intensity therapist assistance from most preferred to least preferred. Of the 103 participants, 38 (36.9%) received their first treatment preference, 34 (33%) received their second treatment preference, and 31 (30.1%) received their third treatment preference. Overwhelmingly, across the total sample (n=103), the first treatment preference was for high-intensity therapist assistance (n=61, 59.2%) followed by low-intensity therapist assistance as the second preferred treatment (n=68, 66%), with the Life Flex program only rated as the least preferred treatment (n=70, 68%). The preference data were further examined according to participants who did and did not meet the stepped-care criteria. Of the 63 participants who met the stepped-care criteria, 43 (68%) preferred high-intensity therapist assistance, 11 (17%) preferred low-intensity therapist assistance, and 9 (14%) preferred the DMH program only. Of the participants who remained in the program-only condition, 45% (18/40) preferred high-intensity therapist assistance, 35% (14/40) preferred low-intensity therapist assistance, and 20% (8/40) preferred the DMH program only. The remaining treatment preferences are presented in 