Development of the Physiotherapy Therapeutic Relationship Measure

Figures & data

Figure 1. Procedures for the P-TREM development process.

Figure 2. Results of early instrument development steps (generate an item pool, content validation of the item pool, and internal review by the research team).

Table 1. External expert reviewer summary of demographics (n = 5).

Variable	Categories	Mean (min/max) or counts
Age	Years	46.4 (28–71)
Gender	Female	4
	Male	1
Native language	English	5
Background	Patient	3
	Physiotherapist	2
Clinic type*	Private practice	3
	Specialized hospital clinic	2
Education	Bachelor’s degree	2
	Professional or graduate degree	3

Note: *Clinical practice setting for physiotherapists; for patients, clinical setting where they see the physiotherapist.

Table 2. Cognitive interview participant demographics (n = 9).

Variable	Categories	Mean (Min/Max) or counts
Age	Years	38 (23–62)
Gender	Female	5
	Male	4
Native Language	English	7
	Other	2
Condition	Inflammatory arthritis	3
	Musculoskeletal injury	4
	Haemophilia	2
Clinic type	Private practice	8
	Specialized hospital clinic	1
Education	High School	1
	Some post-secondary	1
	Post-secondary diploma	2
	Bachelor’s degree	5

Table 3. Pilot administration participant demographics (n = 5).

Variable	Categories	Mean (Min/Max) or counts
Age	Years	44.4 (28–60)
Gender	Female	4
	Male	1
Native Language	English	3
	Other	2
Condition	Inflammatory arthritis	3
	Musculoskeletal injury	2
Clinic type	Private practice	5
Education	Some post-secondary	1
	Bachelor’s degree	2
	Professional or graduate degree	2

Figure 3. Measurement framework for the Physiotherapy Therapeutic RElationship Measure (P-TREM) with the final distribution of items per key concept and subscale.