Psychological Distress
Conditions
Interventions
This is a pilot double-blind, controlled, randomized clinical trial study, using parallel group. 90 people over 18 years of age, both sexes, who have emotional distress and sought psychotherapy during
SP2.840.259.327
Sponsors
APHETO - Laboratório de Psicopatologia e Clínica Humanista Fenomenológica
Serviço de Psicologia Aplicada (SPA)
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Persons over 18 years of age; Be registered with the Unified Health System (SUS); Be regulated in the SPA-NAMI system (study site); Present emotional distress in the COVID-19 pandemic period, through self-report in screening; Have availability for weekly psychotherapeutic care, with an average duration of 50 minutes, for six months remote or in person; Possess cognitive ability that allows the understanding and completion of the OQ®-45.2 and OQ®-ASC research instruments
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants who were experiencing a severe emotional crisis related to a moderate or severe psychiatric disorder, which made systematic psychotherapeutic follow-up impossible; Patients who were already undergoing psychotherapeutic follow-up with another professional
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Outcome Expected: The primary outcome of this study was considered the improvement of the psychotherapy service provided at the University Psychology Clinic (UPC) where the research took place. ;Outcome Founded: No improvement was observed in the psychotherapy service provided by the UPC. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Outcome Expected: A improvement in the symptomatology presented by the patients who were part of this study, as show by a decrease in the values found in the instrument.;Outcome Founded: A improvement in the symptomatology of the patients was indeed founded. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactWillyan Mota
Universidade de Fortaleza
Outcome results
None listed