Evaluating an internet cognitive behaviour therapy wellbeing course for anxiety and depression

Conditions

Depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Phobia Mental and Behavioural Disorders Depressive episode, unspecified

Joelle N. Soucy, Heather D. Hadjistavropoulos, Catherine A. Couture, Victoria A.M. Owens, Blake F. Dear et al. (6 authors)

Internet Interventions2018-02-0114 citations

10.1016/j.invent.2018.01.006

Implementation of internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy within community mental health clinics: a process evaluation using the consolidated framework for implementation research.

Hadjistavropoulos HD, Nugent MM, Dirkse D, Pugh N.

2017-09-1261 citations

10.1186/s12888-017-1496-7

Interventions

Therapist-assisted Transdiagnostic Internet-based CBT. The intervention is titled the Wellbeing Course, which is a T-ICBT program designed to treat symptoms of anxiety and depression

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Resident of Saskatchewan 2. Aged 18 years or older, either sex 3. Currently experiencing clinically significant symptoms of depression, anxiety, social phobia, and/or panic 4. Has regular access to a computer, Internet, and printer 5. Comfortable using the Internet and writing e-mails

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Not a resident of Saskatchewan 2. Less than 18 years of age 3. Has no regular access to a computer, Internet, and use of printer 4. Currently receiving psychotherapy elsewhere or in some other form 5. Started a new psychotropic medication within the past month or had a change in dosage 6. Meets criteria for current substance abuse or dependence (drugs or alcohol) 7. Meets current criteria for a psychotic disorder or bipolar disorder, or severe symptoms of depression, including frequent suicidal ideation 8. Has a primary diagnosis of obsessive compulsive disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder, unless T-ICBT can be offered as an adjunct to in person care for these conditions.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Patient Health Questionnaire- 9 Item (PHQ-9) 2. Generalized Anxiety Disorder ? 7 (GAD-7) Measured at baseline, immediately following completion of the program, and 3 months following completion of the program.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Social Interaction Anxiety Scale 6-Item and Social Phobia Scale 6-Item Composite (SIAS6/SPS6) 2. Panic Disorder Severity Scale ? Self Rating (PDSS-SR) 3. Kessler-10 (K-10) 4. Sheehan Disability Scales (SDS) 5. Working Alliance Inventory ? Short Form (WAI-SF) 6. Treatment Satisfaction questions Measured at baseline, immediately following completion of the program, and 3 months following completion of the program.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Social Interaction Anxiety Scale 6-Item and Social Phobia Scale 6-Item Composite (SIAS6/SPS6) 2. Panic Disorder Severity Scale ? Self Rating (PDSS-SR) 3. Kessler-10 (K-10) 4. Sheehan Disability Scales (SDS) 5. Working Alliance Inventory ? Short Form (WAI-SF) 6. Treatment Satisfaction questions Measured at baseline, immediately following completion of the program, and 3 months following completion of the program.

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Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed