Preventing relapse with personalized smart-messaging after cognitive behavioural therapy: A proof-of-concept evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can improve symptoms of anxiety and depression, but also reduces the risk of future relapse after therapy completion. However, current CBT relapse prevention methods are resource-intensive and can be limited in clinical practice. This paper investigates a personalized means of reducing relapse using smart-messaging in two settings: research and routine care.

Design

Study 1 presents a cohort study comparing a cohort of smart-messaging users versus non-users. Study 2 presents time series follow-up data from a case series of smart-messaging users from clinical practice.

Methods

Fifteen of 56 CBT completers who participated in a trial for the treatment of health anxiety wrote advice they would want if in future they were doin

SUBMITTER: Malins S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7216897 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature