Comparability of Patients in Trials of eHealth and Face-to-Face Psychotherapeutic Interventions for Depression: Meta-synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depressive disorders (DDs) are a public health problem. Face-to-face psychotherapeutic interventions are a first-line option for their treatment in adults. There is a growing interest in eHealth interventions to maximize accessibility for effective treatments. Thus, the number of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of eHealth psychotherapeutic interventions has increased, and these interventions are being offered to patients. However, it is unknown whether patients with DDs differ in internet-based and face-to-face intervention trials. This information is essential to gain knowledge about eHealth trials' external validity.

Objective

We aimed to compare the baseline characteristics of patients with DDs included in the RCTs of eHealth and face-to-face psychotherapeu

SUBMITTER: Aemissegger V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9520399 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature