Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders in Open Community Versus Clinical Service Recruitment: Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ample studies have shown the effectiveness of internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) for anxiety disorders. These studies recruited their participants mainly from the community and, to a lesser extent, from within routine care services. Little is known about whether different recruitment strategies lead to different treatment effects.

Objective

This meta-analysis compared clinical results obtained in trials with recruitment from the community versus results obtained in trials with clinical service recruitment and explored factors that may mediate differences in treatment outcome.

Methods

We included randomized controlled trials in which the clinical effects of iCBT for anxiety disorders were compared with a control condition (waitlist contro

SUBMITTER: Romijn G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6492068 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature