| Title | Web-based therapist-assisted cognitive behavioral treatment of panic symptoms: a randomized controlled trial with a three-year follow-up |
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| Published in | Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Vol. 24, No. 4, p.387-396. ISSN 08876185. |
| Author | J. Ruwaard; J. Broeksteeg; B. Schrieken; P. Emmelkamp; A. Lange |
| Date | 2010 |
| Type | article |
| Abstract | Background: Internet-delivered treatment may reduce barriers to care in those unwilling or unable to access traditional forms of treatment. Objective: To assesses the efficacy of web-based therapist-assisted cognitive behavioral treatment (web-CBT) of panic symptoms. Design: A randomized waiting-list controlled trial with an uncontrolled three-year follow-up. Participants: A community sample of 58 participants with chronic panic symptoms of varying severity (immediate treatment: n = 27, waiting-list control: n = 31). Outcome measures: The primary outcome measures were a one-week Panic Diary and the Panic Disorder Severity Scale – Self-Report (PDSS-SR); secondary measures were the Agoraphobic Cognitions Questionnaire (ACQ), the Body Sensations Questionnaire (BSQ), the Mobility Inventory – Alone subscale (MI-AAL), and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-42). Results: In the RCT, 54 participants (93%) completed posttest measurements. With regard to the primary outcome measures, intention-to-treat ANCOVAs revealed that participants in the treatment condition improved more than the participants in the waiting-list control condition (p < .03), with a pooled between-group effect size of d = .7. After three years (n = 47; 81% study compliance), effects were more pronounced. |
| Publication | http://dare.uva.nl/record/375011 |
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| Persistent Identifier | urn:nbn:nl:ui:29-375011 |
| Metadata | XML |
| Repository | University of Amsterdam |
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