Johanna Schröder1,2, Thomas Berger3, Björn Meyer4, Wolfgang Lutz5, Christina Späth6, Pia Michel1, Matthias Rose6, Martin Hautzinger7, Fritz Hohagen8, Jan Philipp Klein8, Steffen Moritz1. 1. Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. 2. Institute for Sex Research and Forensic Psychiatry, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. 3. Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. 4. Research Department, Gaia, Hamburg, Germany, and Department of Psychology, City University, London, United Kingdom. 5. Department of Psychology, University of Trier, Trier, Germany. 6. Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany. 7. Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany. 8. Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Most individuals with depression do not receive adequate treatment. Internet interventions may help to bridge this gap. Research on attitudes toward Internet interventions might facilitate the dissemination of such interventions by identifying factors that help or hinder uptake and implementation, and by clarifying who is likely to benefit. This study examined whether attitudes toward Internet interventions moderate the effects of a depression-focused Internet intervention, and how attitudes change over the course of treatment among those who do or do not benefit. METHODS: We recruited 1,004 adults with mild-to-moderate depression symptoms and investigated how attitudes toward Internet interventions are associated with the efficacy of the program deprexis, and how attitudes in the intervention group change from pre to post over a 3 months intervention period, compared to a control group (care as usual). This study consists of a subgroup analysis of the randomized controlled EVIDENT trial. RESULTS: Positive initial attitudes toward Internet interventions were associated with greater efficacy (η2p = .014) independent of usage time, whereas a negative attitude (perceived lack of personal contact) was associated with reduced efficacy (η2p = .012). Users' attitudes changed during the trial, and both the magnitude and direction of attitude change were associated with the efficacy of the program over time (η2p = .030). CONCLUSIONS: Internet interventions may be the most beneficial for individuals with positive attitudes toward them. Informing potential users about evidence-based Internet interventions might instill positive attitudes and thereby optimize the benefits such interventions can provide. Assessing attitudes prior to treatment might help identify suitable users.
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BACKGROUND: Most individuals with depression do not receive adequate treatment. Internet interventions may help to bridge this gap. Research on attitudes toward Internet interventions might facilitate the dissemination of such interventions by identifying factors that help or hinder uptake and implementation, and by clarifying who is likely to benefit. This study examined whether attitudes toward Internet interventions moderate the effects of a depression-focused Internet intervention, and how attitudes change over the course of treatment among those who do or do not benefit. METHODS: We recruited 1,004 adults with mild-to-moderate depression symptoms and investigated how attitudes toward Internet interventions are associated with the efficacy of the program deprexis, and how attitudes in the intervention group change from pre to post over a 3 months intervention period, compared to a control group (care as usual). This study consists of a subgroup analysis of the randomized controlled EVIDENT trial. RESULTS: Positive initial attitudes toward Internet interventions were associated with greater efficacy (η2p = .014) independent of usage time, whereas a negative attitude (perceived lack of personal contact) was associated with reduced efficacy (η2p = .012). Users' attitudes changed during the trial, and both the magnitude and direction of attitude change were associated with the efficacy of the program over time (η2p = .030). CONCLUSIONS: Internet interventions may be the most beneficial for individuals with positive attitudes toward them. Informing potential users about evidence-based Internet interventions might instill positive attitudes and thereby optimize the benefits such interventions can provide. Assessing attitudes prior to treatment might help identify suitable users.
Authors: J P Klein; C Knaevelsrud; M Bohus; D D Ebert; G Gerlinger; K Günther; C Jacobi; M Löbner; S G Riedel-Heller; J Sander; U Sprick; I Hauth Journal: Nervenarzt Date: 2018-11 Impact factor: 1.214
Authors: Sandra Nolte; Ljoudmila Busija; Thomas Berger; Björn Meyer; Steffen Moritz; Matthias Rose; Johanna Schröder; Christina Späth-Nellissen; Jan Philipp Klein Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2021-01-26 Impact factor: 2.692