Moderators of treatment response to trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy among youth in Zambia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effectiveness of mental health interventions such as trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) may vary by client, caregiver, and intervention-level variables, but few randomized trials in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) have conducted moderation analyses to investigate these characteristics. This study explores moderating factors to TF-CBT treatment response among a sample of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Zambia.

Methods

Data were obtained from a completed randomized trial of TF-CBT among 257 OVC in Zambia. Trauma symptoms and functioning were measured at baseline and following the end of treatment. Mixed effects regression models were estimated for each moderator of interest: gender, age, number of trauma types experienced, hist

SUBMITTER: Kane JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5031361 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature