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@Home eTherapy service for people with common mental health problems: an evaluation

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posted on 2023-06-09, 05:53 authored by Judith Gellatly, Leanne Chisnall, Nic Seccombe, Nicola Lidbetter, Kate CavanaghKate Cavanagh
Background: Ensuring rapid access to psychological interventions is a priority of mental health services. The involvement of peer workers to support the delivery of more accessible treatment options such as computerised cognitive behaviour therapy (CCBT) is recognised. Aims: To evaluate the implementation of a third sector remote CCBT @Home eTherapy service for people experiencing common mental health problems supported by individuals with lived experience. Method Supported CCBT packages with telephone support were delivered over a 30-month period. Self-complete measures identifying levels of depression, anxiety and functioning were administered at each treatment appointment. Results: Over 2000 people were referred to the @Home eTherapy service, two thirds attended an initial assessment and 53.4% of referrals assigned to CCBT completed treatment. Statistically significant improvements in anxiety, depression and functioning were found, with 61.6% of treated clients meeting recovery criteria. Conclusions: The service meets Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) key performance targets, and is comparable to other IAPT services using CCBT. Evidence for the successful implementation of such a service by a third sector organisation is provided.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Journal

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

ISSN

1352-4658

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

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1

Volume

46

Page range

115-120

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  • Psychology Publications

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  • Yes

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2017-04-27

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2017-04-27

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2017-04-27

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