None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of an 8- week internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy (iCBT) as a preventative intervention for depression in older adults with two or more chronic diseases. It is hypothesised that, on the primary outcomes of depressive symptoms and rate of depressive disorders, the iCBT group will have fewer depressive symptoms or diagnoses of depression at post-treatment and follow-up than the control group who receives no intervention.
Interventions
The intervention is an 8 week internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy (i-cbt) program. The i-cbt has been developed as a treatment for depression and anxiety in older adults. The therapy involves 5 lessons released sequentially over 8 weeks. The therapy is clinician supported through brief contact via telephone or email each week (approximately 10 minutes). In addition to the core lessons there are homework activities and supplementary resources. Reminder emails to indicate the relea
The intervention is an 8 week internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy (i-cbt) program. The i-cbt has been developed as a treatment for depression and anxiety in older adults. The therapy involves 5 lessons released sequentially over 8 weeks. The therapy is clinician supported through brief contact via telephone or email each week (approximately 10 minutes). In addition to the core lessons there are homework activities and supplementary resources. Reminder emails to indicate the release of lessons are part of the protocol. Engagement in the program is monitored through clinician contact, tracking of lesson completion, observation of downloads of resources and observation of participant time spent online. The approximate time required to complete each lesson is 60 minutes. It is expected that participants will spend some additional time during the week engaging in the program through reading the lesson summaries, completing homework, practicing the skills and reading the supplementary resources.
Sponsors
Professor Louise Sharpe
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Aged 65 years and over 2 or more chronic physical diseases Access to a computer and the internet Sufficient English to complete questionnaires and take part in the study
Exclusion criteria
Current diagnosis of depression, bipolar or schizophrenia Drug or alcohol dependence/abuse issue Has received psychological therapy in the past six months
Outcome results
None listed