Stepped-care programme of brief psychological interventions for adults affected by adversity in Jordan: lessons from a pilot randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: To pilot test a stepped care intervention and examine trial procedures in advance of a definitive randomised controlled trial (RCT). We aimed to evaluate safety, acceptability and adherence to interventions.DesignA two-arm, single-blind, parallel, pilot RCT.SettingMulticentre primary healthcare settings. Adults with significant psychological distress (K10 (Kessler Psychological Distress Scale) score ≥20) were recruited in Jordan between September 2022 and February 2023. Participants were randomised to one of two arms. The intervention arm received a stepped care programme consisting of a guided self-help programme (Doing What Matters; DWM), followed by a more intensive group programme (group Problem Management Plus; gPM+). The control arm received a guided self-help programme alone. Both i

SUBMITTER: Keyan D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12382492 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature