The effect of internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for depression and anxiety on quality of life: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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dc.abstract.enAlthough numerous studies have examined the effects of internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) for depression and anxiety on quality of life, no meta-analysis has yet been conducted to integrate the results of these studies. We conducted systematic searches in PubMed, Cochrane, and PsycInfo, which included terms for treatment type, modality of delivery, condition, and main outcome. We included studies that met the following inclusion criteria: (a) randomized controlled trials, (b) patients allocated to some form of the control condition, (c) patients receiving some type of treatment of anxiety and/or depression involving Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, (d) use of a validated outcome measure assessing the level of quality of life, (e) conducted with adult participants diagnosed with anxiety disorder and/or unipolar depression, (f) papers written in English. We analyzed 40 randomized controlled trials with a total of 4289 participants that met inclusion criteria. The pooled between-group effect size for the quality of life overall score was small (g = 0.35, 95 % CI: 0.26–0.44, p = .0001), favoring iCBT over the control conditions. Regarding the distinct quality of life domains measured by the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment, a statistically significant difference between iCBT and control conditions was found only for the physical health domain (g = 0.56, 95 % CI: 0.06–1.07, p = .029), in favor of iCBT. In both cases, heterogeneity was moderate. While the effect on the quality of life is small (the overall quality of life score) to moderate (the physical health domain score), we conclude that iCBT for depression and anxiety may be a promising approach for improving the quality of life of patients.
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii
dc.affiliationWydział Projektowania w Warszawie
dc.contributor.authorMaj, Anna
dc.contributor.authorMichalak, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorGraczykowska, Agata
dc.contributor.authorAndersson, Gerhard
dc.date.access2023-07-23
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-23T12:12:22Z
dc.date.available2023-10-23T12:12:22Z
dc.date.created2023-01-21
dc.date.issued2023-09
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dc.description.grantnumberSUB/IPsy/2019/22
dc.description.granttitleEfekt internetowej terapii poznawczo-behawioralnej (ICBT) zaburzeń lękowych i depresji na jakość życia: metaanaliza randomizowanych badań klinicznych
dc.description.physical1-13
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume33
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.invent.2023.100654
dc.identifier.issn2214-7829
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/95
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214782923000544?via%3Dihub
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-ND
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dc.subject.enquality of life
dc.subject.enmeta-analysis
dc.subject.enInternet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy
dc.subject.eniCBT
dc.subject.enInternet
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dc.titleThe effect of internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for depression and anxiety on quality of life: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
dc.title.journalInternet Interventions
dc.typeJournalArticle
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