ArticleBJPsych open2025
Assessment attendance and treatment engagement with talking and internet-enabled therapies of people with and without a long-term physical health condition: analysis of Talking Therapies service data.
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Abstract
backgroundResearch indicates that treatment outcomes are poorer for people with long-term physical health conditions (LTCs) in Talking Therapies services (formerly known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies). However, the impact of having an LTC on attendance at assessment and treatment appointments within Talking Therapies remains unclear. Internet-enabled therapies may be one way to overcome barriers to treatment engagement in Talking Therapies. However, their effect on engagement and the influence of LTC status on receipt of internet-enabled therapies is unknown.
aimsTo explore the association between LTC status and assessment attendance, treatment engagement and internet-enabled therapy receipt within Talking Therapies services, and whether receipt of internet-enabled treatment bolsters engagement.
methodWe used anonymous patient-level data from two inner London Talking Therapies services during January to December 2022 (
resultsThere were no differences between patients with or without an LTC in assessment attendance or treatment engagement, after controlling for covariates. Across the whole sample, receiving internet-enabled treatment increased engagement. People with an LTC were less likely to receive an internet-enabled treatment.
conclusionsHaving an LTC does not negatively affect assessment attendance and engagement with talking therapies. However, receiving an internet-enabled treatment bolstered engagement in our regression models. People with an LTC were less likely to receive internet-enabled treatment.
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