Internet delivered cognitive behavior therapy for antenatal depression: A randomised controlled trial.
Source: Forsell, E., et al. 2017 - Pubmed ID: 28628768
Setting: Sweden,
Study design:
RCT
Follow up: 10 weeks
Patient group:
Sample size:
Total: 42 (39)
IG: 22 (21)
CG: 20 (18)
Inclusion criteria:
- Pregnant 10>28 weeks
- Meet diagnostic criteria for major depression.
Type of technology:
Website
- Education
- Information
- Messaging
Intervention:
Intervention: Guided self-help treatment where reading material (about 75,000 words), assessments, homework and work-sheets were delivered via a secure online platform. Patients also had a therapist providing regular feedback, encouragements and support in written messages
Duration: 10 weeks
Add on: +
Control group: Usual care
Clinical effect:
- MADRS-S (depression) ↓ (improved
- EPDS →
Patient safety:
- Two patients reported one minor adverse event, which was that they felt stressed about not keeping up with the treatment program.
Patient experiences/
Staff experiences:
Patient experiences:
- Good satisfaction
- Logged in 34.1 times during 10 weeks treatment.
Staff experiences: NA
Investment:
Staff resources
- Development of online platform
Running:
Staff resources
- Messaging patients
Organization: NA
Health care utilization: NA