Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral interventions to reduce elevated stress: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most promising treatment to reduce stress, but access to CBT is limited. Internet-delivered CBT (ICBT) enables large-scale dissemination at low costs. Evidence suggests that ICBT can reduce stress in subclinical and mixed diagnostic samples, but less is known about the effect of ICBT in targeted samples suffering from elevated perceived stress or stress-related disorders.

Objective

To investigate the efficacy of ICBT specifically aimed at reducing stress in adults with elevated perceived stress or stress-related disorders.

Methods

We searched for randomized controlled trials comparing ICBT with a control group in PubMed, Web of Science, and PsycInfo between 2010 and 2021. A meta-analysis of 14 compariso

SUBMITTER: Svardman F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9240371 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature