None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The project is a case series looking at the effectiveness of a series of self help modules for the treatment of health anxiety. The self-help modules are based on evidence-supported intervention and were developed by expert clinical psychologists. The project will entail the recruitment of four participants whose primary condition is health anxiety and their assessment. The selected participants who meet the selection criteria and consent to the participation will be emailed these modules weekly. The project aims to investigate if pure self-help is an effective treatment for health anxiety by assessing if the participants demonstrate reliable and clinically significant change. If so, this will improve treatment accessibility and affordability for individuals who suffer from this problem.
Interventions
The intervention will involve a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based self-help program called “Helping Health Anxiety” developed by the Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI). There are nine modules providing the following intervention components: psychoeducation; attention training; worry postponement; thought diaries; reducing unhelpful checking and reassurance seeking; challenging avoidance and safety behaviours (exposure); adjusting health rules and assumptions; healthy living; and s
The intervention will involve a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based self-help program called “Helping Health Anxiety” developed by the Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI). There are nine modules providing the following intervention components: psychoeducation; attention training; worry postponement; thought diaries; reducing unhelpful checking and reassurance seeking; challenging avoidance and safety behaviours (exposure); adjusting health rules and assumptions; healthy living; and self- management planning (Anderson, Saulsman, & Nathan, 2011). Each week, over nine weeks, one module will be sent to the participants via email. Each module takes approximately 1 hour to complete, plus any time the participant spends on doing the associated practice tasks throughout the week. Each week the participants are required to complete a questionnaire via email, before they are sent the module, in order to tracks their Health Anxiety. Their experience of the modules will also be explored during the follow-up interview (a month after the intervention is completed).
Sponsors
Dr Rebecca Anderson
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Single group
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Have health anxiety as the primary problem as assessed using diagnostic and questionnaire measures of: a semi-structured intake interview, the Short Health Anxiety Inventory and the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview
Exclusion criteria
Participants excluded if they meet criteria for psychosis, substance misuse, bipolar disorder, or are at high risk for self-harm or suicide.
Outcome results
None listed