R. Phillips
Randomized controlled trial of computerized cognitive behavioural therapy for depressive symptoms: effectiveness and costs of a workplace intervention
Phillips, R.; Schneider, Justine M.; Molosankwe, I.; Leese, M.; Foroushani, P. Sarrami; Grime, P.; McCrone, P.; Morriss, Richard K.; Thornicroft, G.
Authors
Justine M. Schneider
I. Molosankwe
M. Leese
P. Sarrami Foroushani
P. Grime
P. McCrone
RICHARD MORRISS richard.morriss@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Psychiatry and Community Mental Health
G. Thornicroft
Abstract
Background Depression and anxiety are major causes of absence from work and underperformance in the workplace. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can be effective in treating such problems and online versions offer many practical advantages. The aim of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of a computerized CBT intervention (MoodGYM) in a workplace context.
Method The study was a phase III two-arm, parallel randomized controlled trial whose main outcome was total score on the Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS). Depression, anxiety, psychological functioning, costs and acceptability of the online process were also measured. Most data were collected online for 637 participants at baseline, 359 at 6 weeks marking the end of the intervention and 251 participants at 12 weeks post-baseline.
Results In both experimental and control groups depression scores improved over 6 weeks but attrition was high. There was no evidence for a difference in the average treatment effect of MoodGYM on the WSAS, nor for a difference in any of the secondary outcomes.
Conclusions This study found no evidence that MoodGYM was superior to informational websites in terms of psychological outcomes or service use, although improvement to subthreshold levels of depression was seen in nearly half the patients in both groups.
Citation
Phillips, R., Schneider, J. M., Molosankwe, I., Leese, M., Foroushani, P. S., Grime, P., …Thornicroft, G. (2014). Randomized controlled trial of computerized cognitive behavioural therapy for depressive symptoms: effectiveness and costs of a workplace intervention. Psychological Medicine, 44(4), 741-752. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291713001323
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 10, 2013 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 24, 2013 |
Publication Date | 2014-03 |
Deposit Date | Apr 17, 2014 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 17, 2014 |
Journal | Psychological Medicine |
Print ISSN | 0033-2917 |
Electronic ISSN | 1469-8978 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 44 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 741-752 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291713001323 |
Keywords | CBT, Depression, Stress, Workplace |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/715574 |
Publisher URL | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/randomized-controlled-trial-of-computerized-cognitive-behavioural-therapy-for-depressive-symptoms-effectiveness-and-costs-of-a-workplace-intervention/B40432B39D6664F6E417D04500027D98 |
Contract Date | Apr 17, 2014 |
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