Remote W.A.R.A. Compared With Face-to-Face W.A.R.A.: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and its social restriction measures, online therapy is a life-saving possibility for patients with acute stress. Wiring Affect with ReAttach (W.A.R.A.) is a brief psychological intervention aiming to decrease negative affect, that can be offered online.

Methods

We assessed the effect of remote W.A.R.A. on negative affect in 37 patients. Consequently, we compared the effect of remote W.A.R.A. versus face-to-face W.A.R.A on negative affect in a cross-sectional design.

Results

W.A.R.A. remote therapy provoked a significant reduction of negative affect with a large effect size (d = 3.08, p < 0.001). However, the reduction on negative affect was smaller than with W.A.R.A. face-to-face. We found a substant

SUBMITTER: Weerkamp-Bartholomeus P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7844207 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature