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Internet-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression: A Feasibility Study for Homecare Older Adults
This pilot study examined the feasibility of delivering internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) to homebound older adults with symptoms of depression who are recipients of non-medical home care. A feasibility open trial was conducted in the homes of homecare older adults (n=26). When poss...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7742069/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1194 |
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author | Xiang, Xiaoling Sun, Yihang Smith, Shawna Lai, Patrick Ho Lam Himle, Joseph |
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description | This pilot study examined the feasibility of delivering internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) to homebound older adults with symptoms of depression who are recipients of non-medical home care. A feasibility open trial was conducted in the homes of homecare older adults (n=26). When possible, home care workers (HCWs) of older adults (n=13) were recruited to provide external support for iCBT usage. In cases where consistent assistance from the same HCW was not feasible, participants were given the choice of working on the program on their own (n=7) or receiving assistance from a research assistant (RA) (n=6). The mean therapy sessions completed was 4.7 out of 8 total sessions. The mean satisfaction rating was 7.7 (SD=2.9) and 86% would recommend the program to others with depressed mood. Significant reductions in depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms and improvement on a quality of life measure were observed at post-test. The RA-supported group tended to have the best adherence, satisfaction, and reduction in depressive symptoms, followed closely by the HCW-supported group. The self-guided group had the lowest adherence, satisfaction, and symptom reduction. iCBT is a feasible and acceptable treatment modality for homebound older adults with depressive symptoms and potentially effective. Data from the participant exit interviews suggest a need for refining the existing treatment platform to better meet the needs and capabilities of homebound older adults. Future studies are warranted to examine treatment effectiveness as a function of HCW support. |
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spelling | pubmed-77420692020-12-21 Internet-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression: A Feasibility Study for Homecare Older Adults Xiang, Xiaoling Sun, Yihang Smith, Shawna Lai, Patrick Ho Lam Himle, Joseph Innov Aging Abstracts This pilot study examined the feasibility of delivering internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) to homebound older adults with symptoms of depression who are recipients of non-medical home care. A feasibility open trial was conducted in the homes of homecare older adults (n=26). When possible, home care workers (HCWs) of older adults (n=13) were recruited to provide external support for iCBT usage. In cases where consistent assistance from the same HCW was not feasible, participants were given the choice of working on the program on their own (n=7) or receiving assistance from a research assistant (RA) (n=6). The mean therapy sessions completed was 4.7 out of 8 total sessions. The mean satisfaction rating was 7.7 (SD=2.9) and 86% would recommend the program to others with depressed mood. Significant reductions in depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms and improvement on a quality of life measure were observed at post-test. The RA-supported group tended to have the best adherence, satisfaction, and reduction in depressive symptoms, followed closely by the HCW-supported group. The self-guided group had the lowest adherence, satisfaction, and symptom reduction. iCBT is a feasible and acceptable treatment modality for homebound older adults with depressive symptoms and potentially effective. Data from the participant exit interviews suggest a need for refining the existing treatment platform to better meet the needs and capabilities of homebound older adults. Future studies are warranted to examine treatment effectiveness as a function of HCW support. Oxford University Press 2020-12-16 /pmc/articles/PMC7742069/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1194 Text en © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Abstracts Xiang, Xiaoling Sun, Yihang Smith, Shawna Lai, Patrick Ho Lam Himle, Joseph Internet-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression: A Feasibility Study for Homecare Older Adults |
title | Internet-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression: A Feasibility Study for Homecare Older Adults |
title_full | Internet-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression: A Feasibility Study for Homecare Older Adults |
title_fullStr | Internet-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression: A Feasibility Study for Homecare Older Adults |
title_full_unstemmed | Internet-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression: A Feasibility Study for Homecare Older Adults |
title_short | Internet-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression: A Feasibility Study for Homecare Older Adults |
title_sort | internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression: a feasibility study for homecare older adults |
topic | Abstracts |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7742069/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1194 |
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