↓ Skip to main content

Can the Patient Decide Which Modules to Endorse? An Open Trial of Tailored Internet Treatment of Anxiety Disorders

Overview of attention for article published in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, March 2011
Altmetric Badge

Citations

dimensions_citation
79 Dimensions

Readers on

mendeley
133 Mendeley
You are seeing a free-to-access but limited selection of the activity Altmetric has collected about this research output. Click here to find out more.
Title
Can the Patient Decide Which Modules to Endorse? An Open Trial of Tailored Internet Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
Published in
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, March 2011
DOI 10.1080/16506073.2010.529457
Pubmed ID
Authors

Gerhard Andersson, Fanny Estling, Ebba Jakobsson, Pim Cuijpers, Per Carlbring

Abstract

Internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy commonly consists of disorder-specific modules that are based on face-to-face manuals. A recent development in the field is to tailor the treatment according to patient profile, which has the potential to cover comorbid conditions in association with anxiety and mood disorders. However, it could be that the patients themselves are able to decide what modules to use. The authors tested this in an open pilot trial with 27 patients with mixed anxiety disorders. Modules were introduced with a brief description, and patients could choose which modules to use. The exception was the two first modules and the last, which involved psychoeducation and relapse prevention. The treatment period lasted for 10 weeks. Results showed large within-group effect sizes, with an average Cohen's d of 0.88. In a structured clinical interview, a majority (54%) had significantly improved 10 weeks after commencing treatment. Only one person dropped out. On the basis of results of this preliminary study, the authors suggest that the role of choice and tailoring should be further explored in controlled trials and that patient choice could be incorporated into Internet-delivered treatment packages.

Mendeley readers

Mendeley readers

The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 133 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.

Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 133 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 30 23%
Student > Master 28 21%
Researcher 19 14%
Student > Bachelor 12 9%
Other 8 6%
Other 18 14%
Unknown 18 14%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 74 56%
Medicine and Dentistry 10 8%
Social Sciences 7 5%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 4%
Computer Science 3 2%
Other 14 11%
Unknown 20 15%