Predicting Treatment Outcomes in Guided Internet-Delivered Therapy for Anxiety Disorders-The Role of Treatment Self-Efficacy.

ABSTRACT: Aim: Guided Internet-delivered therapy has shown to be an effective treatment format for anxiety disorders. However, not all patients experience improvement, and although predictors of treatment outcome have been identified, few are consistent over time and across studies. The current study aimed to examine whether treatment self-efficacy (self-efficacy regarding the mastery of obstacles during treatment) in guided Internet-delivered therapy for anxiety disorders in adults could be a predictor of lower dropout rates and greater symptom reduction. Method: The analyzed data comes from an open effectiveness study including 575 patients receiving guided Internet-delivered therapy for panic disorder or social anxiety disorder. Treatment self-efficacy was measured at pre-treatment.

SUBMITTER: Schonning A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8566333 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature