The effectiveness of internet chat groups in relapse prevention after inpatient psychotherapy
The majority of patients benefit from psychotherapeutic treatment. However, many fail to maintain their treatment gains following discharge. In a controlled study, we investigated the effectiveness of internet chat groups in preventing relapse following inpatient treatment. One hundred and fifty-two...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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23 Feb 2011
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Psychotherapy research
Year: 2011, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 219-226 |
| ISSN: | 1468-4381 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10503307.2010.547530 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2010.547530
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| Author Notes: | Stephanie Bauer, Markus Wolf, Severin Haug, & Hans Kordy |
| Summary: | The majority of patients benefit from psychotherapeutic treatment. However, many fail to maintain their treatment gains following discharge. In a controlled study, we investigated the effectiveness of internet chat groups in preventing relapse following inpatient treatment. One hundred and fifty-two patients were assessed with the Longitudinal Follow-up Evaluation (LIFE) 1 year after discharge from the hospital. Kaplan Meier survival analyses showed that significantly fewer chat participants (22.2%) than control participants (46.5%) experienced a relapse. Additional analyses yielded a significant difference in the relapse rates of chat and control participants depending on their utilization of outpatient treatment after discharge. The results confirm that technology-enhanced interventions are effective in maintaining treatment gains. Implications of the findings for health care provision are discussed. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 02.03.2022 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1468-4381 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10503307.2010.547530 |