Internet-Based Psychological Interventions during Sars-CoV-2 Pandemic
An Experience in South of Italy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15477333 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Grazia D’Onofrio (0000-0002-5905-6063, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, corresponding author), Filomena Ciccone (0000-0002-0716-7757, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza), Giuliana Placentino (Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza), Maria Placentino (Clinical Psychology Service, Health Department, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, 71013 Foggia, Italy), Cinzia Tulipani (Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza), Annamaria Prencipe (Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza), Gabriella De Vincentis (Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 5425-5425 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-29 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19095425 |
| PMID | 35564820 |
| OpenAlex | W4225123287 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 28 |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to an increasing demand for online psychological intervention. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of received support in internet-based psychological intervention group (I-IG) patients, compared with a wait-list control group (CG). The Impact of Event Scale—Revised, Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item and Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale 7-item were administered. After participants had used the internet-based solution, the System Usability Scale was administered. In total, 221 patients (194 patients supported by internet-based interventions and 27 patients supported onsite) were included in intervention group, and 194 patients were included in CG. In a 6-month follow-up, participants in the I-IG demonstrated significant improvements in terms of PTSD risk (p < 0.0001, d = 0.64), depression (p < 0.0001, d = 0.68), and anxiety (p < 0.0001, d = 1.33), compared to the CG. Significant improvements in onsite intervention group patients with a large to very large effect size of PTSD risk (p < 0.0001, d = 0.91), depression (p < 0.0001, d = 0.81), and anxiety (p < 0.0001, d = 1.62) were found. After internet-based solution use, I-IG patients reported a very high usability and functionality (72.87 ± 13.11) of online intervention. In conclusion, SARS-CoV-2-related mental health problems can be improved by internet-based psychological intervention. The usability and functionality evaluation of online solutions by technological tools showed very positive results for the I-IG patients
Anxiety · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Depression (economics · Disease · Intervention (counseling · Mental health · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Usability · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Medicine · Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation · Internal Medicine
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |