| Autor: |
Graham R. Thew, Amy P.L. Kwok, Mandy H. Lissillour Chan, Candice L.Y.M. Powell, Jennifer Wild, Patrick W.L. Leung, David M. Clark |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Internet Interventions, Vol 28, Iss , Pp 100539- (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2214-7829 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.invent.2022.100539 |
| Popis: |
Background: Research is needed to determine the extent to which internet-delivered psychological therapies are effective when delivered in countries and cultures outside of where they were developed. Objective: This waitlist-controlled study evaluated the efficacy of a UK-developed, therapist-guided internet Cognitive Therapy programme for Social Anxiety Disorder (iCT-SAD) when delivered in Hong Kong by local therapists. Methods: Patients were randomized to iCT-SAD (n = 22) or a waitlist control group (n = 22). Assessments took place at weeks 0, 8, and 15 (posttreatment/postwait), with a further 3-month follow-up assessment for the iCT-SAD group. The primary outcome measure was the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (self-report), and posttreatment/postwait diagnostic assessments were completed by independent assessors blind to condition. Trial Registration: ISRCTN11357117. Results: Compared with the waitlist group, iCT-SAD significantly reduced social anxiety symptoms (adjusted difference at posttreatment 55.36, 95%CI 44.32 to 66.39, p |
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