ArticlePediatric pulmonology2021
Psychological interventions during COVID pandemic: Telehealth for individuals with cystic fibrosis and caregivers.
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- Patient-reported experiences and outcomes of virtual care during COVID-19: a systematic review.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2023Pooled it
- The Usability, Feasibility, Acceptability, and Efficacy of Digital Mental Health Services in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review, Systematic Review, and Meta-analysis.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Pooled it
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- Mental Health in Cystic Fibrosis in the Modulator Era: Epidemiology, Prognostic Significance, and Therapeutic Implications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- From Promise to Practice: Harmonizing Telemedicine in Pediatric Chronic Respiratory Diseases.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Childhood heart disease and parental emotional wellbeing: a predictive model to explain the perception of quality of life in children and adolescents.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2025Article
- A narrative review of digital health literacy within cystic fibrosis telehealth: are we considering it?mHealth · 2025Review
- Treatment of Psychological Symptoms in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Savoring life during pandemic: an online intervention to promote well-being in emerging adults.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- Telemedicine and Its Application in Cystic Fibrosis.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Review
- Satisfaction With Telehealth Services Compared With Nontelehealth Services Among Pediatric Patients and Their Caregivers: Systematic Review of the Literature.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2023Review
- Cognition and Mental Health in Pediatric Patients Following COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- The impact of COVID-19 on treatment seeking and interest in internet-based therapy for anxiety-related disorders: An interrupted time-series analysis.Psychiatry research · 2023Article
- Satisfaction with pediatric telehealth according to the opinions of children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A literature review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Review
- Mental Health of Cystic Fibrosis Patients and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland: A Single-Center Comparative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Reflections from a Psychologist Working with Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- A year in review: Real world evidence, functional monitoring and emerging therapeutics in 2021.Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society · 2022Review
- The association of COVID-19 vaccine availability with mental health among adults in the United States.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Patient engagement in the development of CF-CBT: A cystic fibrosis-specific cognitive-behavioral intervention for adults.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- The Prevalence of and Factors Associated With Anxiety and Depression Among Working-Age Adults in Mainland China at the Early Remission Stage of the Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in China, leading to worldwide morbidity and mortality, including depression and anxiety. As the pandemic spread throughout Italy, mental health concerns increased for people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF), who are at greater risk. The aim was to pilot a Telehealth Psychological Support Intervention for pwCF and caregivers to reduce stress, depression, and anxiety during the lockdown in Italy in March 2020.
methodsThis intervention utilized cognitive behavioral skills (e.g., cognitive reframing). Participants included 16 pwCF and 14 parents, who completed four individual telehealth sessions with a psychologist. Stress ratings, Patient Health Questionnaire and General Anxiety Disorder, PHQ-8 and GAD-7, were completed, in addition to Feasibility and Satisfaction ratings.
resultsRatings of stress significantly decreased from pre- to post-testing for pwCF (paired t(14) = -4.06, p < .01) and parents (paired t = -5.2, p < .001). A large percentage of both groups scored in the clinical range for depression and anxiety at baseline (pwCF: depression/anxiety = 71%; parents: depression = 57%; anxiety = 79%); a large proportion (20%-40%) reported moderate to severe symptomatology. Significant reductions in depression for pwCF were found (pre: M = 8.0 to post: M = 4.7; paired t(14) = 2.8, p < .05) but not anxiety (pre: M = 6.9 to post: M = 5.6, t(14) = 1.2, p = NS-non-significant). Parental depression decreased for parents (pre: M = 6.4 to post: M = 5.1, t(14) = -2.5, p < .05), but not anxiety (pre: M = 8.1 to post: M = 7.9, t(14) = -0.2, p = NS). Feasibility and Satisfaction were positive.
conclusionThis telehealth intervention yielded reductions in stress and depression for participants. Anxiety did not significantly decrease, possibly because COVID was ongoing. This feasible, satisfactory intervention was effective for improving mental health.
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