ArticleInternet interventions2017
Exploring blended group interventions for depression: Randomised controlled feasibility study of a blended computer- and multimedia-supported psychoeducational group intervention for adults with depressive symptoms.
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- Clarifying the Concept of Adherence to eHealth Technology: Systematic Review on When Usage Becomes Adherence.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017Pooled it
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- Adherence to Blended or Face-to-Face Smoking Cessation Treatment and Predictors of Adherence: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Trial
- Long-term efficacy of meaning-centered group psychotherapy for cancer survivors: 2-Year follow-up results of a randomized controlled trial.Psycho-oncology · 2020Trial
- Cost and Effectiveness of Blended Versus Standard Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Outpatients With Depression in Routine Specialized Mental Health Care: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Trial
- Improving the Course of Depressive Symptoms After Inpatient Psychotherapy Using Adjunct Web-Based Self-Help: Follow-Up Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Trial
- Factors Influencing Adherence to Digital Lifestyle Interventions for Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Attrition.Interactive journal of medical research · 2026Review
- Integration of a Mental Health App (e-MICHI) Into a Blended Treatment of Depression in Adolescents: Single-Group, Naturalistic Feasibility Trial.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Resources, support, and integration as potential barriers and facilitators to the implementation of blended therapy in the routine care of inpatients: a qualitative study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Implementing a complex mental health intervention in occupational settings: process evaluation of the MENTUPP pilot study.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Personalization strategies in digital mental health interventions: a systematic review and conceptual framework for depressive symptoms.Frontiers in digital health · 2023Review
- Blending Internet-based and tele group treatment: Acceptability, effects, and mechanisms of change of cognitive behavioral treatment for depression.Internet interventions · 2022Article
- Preferences of psychotherapists for blended care in Germany: a discrete choice experiment.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Blended Care in In-Patient Acute Psychiatric Care. The Example of a Group Training for Social Competences in Adults-A Pretest-Posttest Feasibility Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Effects, Adherence, and Therapists' Perceptions of Web- and Mobile-Supported Group Therapy for Depression: Mixed-Methods Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Article
- Blended Smoking Cessation Treatment: Exploring Measurement, Levels, and Predictors of Adherence.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
- Feasibility of a blended group treatment (bGT) for major depression: uncontrolled interventional study in a university setting.BMJ open · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundBlended interventions aim to capitalise on the strengths of both computer-based and face-to-face therapy. Studies on this innovative treatment format remain scare. This especially accounts for the group treatment of depression.
methodThe present study applied eclectic psychotherapy methods to an adult sample exhibiting a variety of depressive symptoms (N = 46). Participants were recruited by a newspaper inlet and randomised either to a treatment or a waiting list condition. Computer supported components were multimedia group sessions, e-learning, online videos and worksheets, remote therapist-patient communication and online pre-post-assessment.
resultsLarge between-group effect sizes on primary outcome depressiveness (CES-D) ( DISCUSSION: Results provide preliminary support for the acceptability and feasibility of the investigated blended treatment in a group with non-specific depressive symptoms. However, small sample size and lack of diagnostics restrict generalizability. Additional research in clinical settings is needed.
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