Patient preferences for a guided self-help programme to prevent relapse in anxiety or depression: A discrete choice experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anxiety and depressive disorders are increasingly being viewed as chronic conditions with fluctuating symptom levels. Relapse prevention programmes are needed to increase self-management and prevent relapse. Fine-tuning relapse prevention programmes to the needs of patients may increase uptake and effectiveness.

Materials and methods

A discrete choice experiment (DCE) was conducted amongst patients with a partially or fully remitted anxiety or depressive disorder. Patients were presented 20 choice tasks with two hypothetical treatment scenarios for relapse prevention, plus a "no treatment" option. Each treatment scenario was based on seven attributes of a hypothetical but realistic relapse prevention programme. Attributes considered professional contact frequency,

SUBMITTER: Muntingh ADT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6638925 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature