ArticleBMJ open2018
Feasibility of a blended group treatment (bGT) for major depression: uncontrolled interventional study in a university setting.
Article in BMJ open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05464121 (A Blended Intervention for Adjustment Disorder), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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A Blended Intervention for Adjustment Disorder: Feasibility Trial and Preliminary Effectiveness.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Feasibility, Adherence, and Effectiveness of Blended Psychotherapy for Severe Mental Illnesses: Scoping Review.JMIR mental health · 2023Article
- Blending Internet-based and tele group treatment: Acceptability, effects, and mechanisms of change of cognitive behavioral treatment for depression.Internet interventions · 2022Article
- Adding an App-Based Intervention to the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy in Routine Outpatient Psychotherapy Treatment: Proof-of-Concept Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Digital Health Interventions in Prevention, Relapse, and Therapy of Mild and Moderate Depression: Scoping Review.JMIR mental health · 2021Article
- Blended transdiagnostic group CBT for emotional disorders: A feasibility trial protocol.Internet interventions · 2021Article
- Adapting Evidence-Based Treatments for Digital Technologies: a Critical Review of Functions, Tools, and the Use of Branded Solutions.Current psychiatry reports · 2019Review
- Effects, Adherence, and Therapists' Perceptions of Web- and Mobile-Supported Group Therapy for Depression: Mixed-Methods Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Article
- The Advantages and Disadvantages of Online and Blended Therapy: Survey Study Amongst Licensed Psychotherapists in Austria.Journal of medical Internet research · 2018Article
- Patients' Experiences of Web- and Mobile-Assisted Group Therapy for Depression and Implications of the Group Setting: Qualitative Follow-Up Study.JMIR mental health · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study investigated the feasibility of a novel blended (face-to-face and computer-based) group intervention for the reduction of depressive symptoms in major depression.
designPatient-centred uncontrolled interventional study.
settingUniversity setting in a general community sample. A multimodal recruitment strategy (public health centres and public areas) was applied.
participantsBased on independent interviews, 26 participants, diagnosed with major depressive disorder (81% female; 23% comorbidity >1 and 23% comorbidity >2), entered treatment.
interventionAcceptance and mindfulness based, as well as self-management and resource-oriented psychotherapy principles served as the theoretical basis for the low-threshold intervention. The blended format included face-to-face sessions, complemented with multimedia presentations and a platform featuring videos, online work sheets, an unguided group chat and remote therapist-patient communication.
main outcome measuresThe Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale and the 12-item General Health Questionnaire.
resultsLarge to very large within group effect sizes were found on self-reported depression (
conclusionThe investigated blended group format seems feasible for the reduction of depressive symptoms in major depression. The development of blended interventions can benefit from assuring that highly structured treatments actually meet patients' needs. As a next step, the intervention should be tested in comparative trials in routine care. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: DRKS00010894; Pre-results.
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