Individually-tailored, Internet-based treatment for anxiety disorders: A randomized controlled trialShow others and affiliations
2011 (English)In: Behaviour Research and Therapy, ISSN 0005-7967, E-ISSN 1873-622X, Vol. 49, no 1, p. 18-24Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Previous studies on Internet-based treatment with minimal to moderate therapist guidance have shown promising results for a number of specific diagnoses. The aim of this study was to test a new approach to Internet treatment that involves tailoring the treatment according to the patient's unique characteristics and comorbidities. A total of 54 participants, regardless of specific anxiety diagnosis, were included after an in-person, semi-structured diagnostic interview and randomized to a 10 week treatment program or to a control group. Treatment consisted of a number of individually-prescribed modules in conjunction with online therapist guidance. Significant results were found for all dependent measures both immediately following treatment and at 1 and 2 year intervals. Mean between-group effect size including measures of anxiety, depression and quality of life was Cohen's d = 0.69 at post-treatment, while the mean within-group effect size was d = 1.15 at post-treatment and d = 1.13 and d = 1.04 at 1 and 2 year follow-up respectively. The tentative conclusion drawn from these results is that tailoring the Internet-based therapy can be a feasible approach in the treatment of anxiety in a homogeneous population.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2011. Vol. 49, no 1, p. 18-24
Keywords [en]
Anxiety, Depression, Effectiveness, Internet-based treatment
National Category
Psychiatry
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-93805DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2010.10.002ISI: 000287061500003PubMedID: 21047620Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-78651424402OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-93805DiVA, id: diva2:1586447
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