Authors:	Zwerenz, Rüdiger Becker, Jan Knickenberg, Rudolf J. Hagen, Karin Dreier, Michael Wölfling, Klaus Beutel, Manfred E.
Title:	Enhancing inpatient psychotherapeutic treatment with online self-help : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Online publication date:	17-Oct-2022
Year of first publication:	2015
Language:	english
Abstract:	BACKGROUND: Depression is one of the most debilitating and costly mental disorders. There is increasing evidence for the efficacy of online self-help in alleviating depression. Knowledge regarding the options of combining online self-help with inpatient psychotherapy is still limited. Therefore, we plan to evaluate an evidence-based self-help program (deprexis(R); Gaia AG, Hamburg, Germany) to improve the efficacy of inpatient psychotherapy and to maintain treatment effects in the aftercare period. METHODS/DESIGN: Depressed patients (n = 240) with private internet access aged between 18 and 65 are recruited during psychosomatic inpatient treatment. Participants are randomized to an intervention or control group at the beginning of inpatient treatment. The intervention group (n = 120) is offered an online self-help program with 12 weekly tasks, beginning during the inpatient treatment. The control group (n = 120) obtains access to an online platform with weekly updated information on depression for the same duration. Assessments are conducted at the beginning (T0) and the end of inpatient treatment (T1), at the end of intervention (T2) and 6 months after randomization (T3). The primary outcome is the depression score measured by the Beck Depression Inventory-II at T2. Secondary outcome measures include anxiety, self-esteem, quality of life, dysfunctional cognitions and work ability. DISCUSSION: We expect the intervention group to benefit from additional online self-help during inpatient psychotherapy and to maintain the benefits during follow-up. This could be an important approach to develop future concepts of inpatient psychotherapy.
DDC:	610 Medizin 610 Medical sciences
Institution:	Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Department:	FB 04 Medizin
Place:	Mainz
ROR:	https://ror.org/023b0x485
DOI:	http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-8044
Version:	Published version
Publication type:	Zeitschriftenaufsatz
License:	CC BY
Information on rights of use:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Journal:	Trials 16
Pages or article number:	Art. 98
Publisher:	BioMed Central
Publisher place:	London
Issue date:	2015
ISSN:	1468-6694 1745-6215 1468-6708
Publisher URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0620-6
Publisher DOI:	10.1186/s13063-015-0620-6
Appears in collections:	DFG-OA-Publizieren (2012 - 2017)