Improving adherence and clinical outcomes in self-guided internet treatment for anxiety and depression: randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression and anxiety are common, disabling and chronic. Self-guided internet-delivered treatments are popular, but few people complete them. New strategies are required to realise their potential.

Aims

To evaluate the effect of automated emails on the effectiveness, safety, and acceptability of a new automated transdiagnostic self-guided internet-delivered treatment, the Wellbeing Course, for people with depression and anxiety.

Method

A randomised controlled trial was conducted through the website: www.ecentreclinic.org. Two hundred and fifty seven people with elevated symptoms were randomly allocated to the 8 week course either with or without automated emails, or to a waitlist control group. Primary outcome measures were the Patient Health Questionnaire

SUBMITTER: Titov N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3701078 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature