Short Research Article: Changes in life functioning in a self-help, online program for child and adolescent anxiety
Article
| Article Title | Short Research Article: Changes in life functioning in a self-help, online program for child and adolescent anxiety |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 40797 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Rowe, Arlen K., Evan, Jocelyn L., Donovan, Caroline L., Spence, Susan H. and March, Sonja |
| Journal Title | Child and Adolescent Mental Health |
| Journal Citation | 28 (4), pp. 565-572 |
| Number of Pages | 8 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
| Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
| ISSN | 1475-357X |
| 1475-3588 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12637 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/camh.12637 |
| Abstract | Background: Anxiety-related functional impairment, as reflected by life interference, is a lesser explored but highly relevant treatment outcome, and it is crucial that it be included and examined in the evaluation of treatment outcomes of internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (iCBT). Methods: This single group, pre-post study examined changes in life interference and anxiety symptoms in a sample of children (n = 1198; mean age 9.66 years) and adolescents (n = 721; mean age 13.66 years) participating in the BRAVE Self-Help program in Australia. Results: Results demonstrated that both children and adolescents showed improvements in anxiety symptoms, with effect sizes ranging from ηp2 =.194–.318. Reductions in life interference were evident for children (ηp2 =.008–.044), particularly later in the programme, but adolescents did not show such effects. Adolescents in the low completer group (completing 3–5 sessions) showed increases in at-home interference (ηp2 =.038). Conclusions: Adolescents in particular may require more sessions before entrenched life interference, such as that resulting from avoidance behaviours, can be overcome. |
| Keywords | adolescent; Anxiety; child; iCBT; life functioning |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420302. Digital health |
| 420313. Mental health services | |
| 321302. Infant and child health | |
| 321301. Adolescent health | |
| Public Notes | The accessible file is the accepted version of the paper. Please refer to the URL for the published version. |
| Byline Affiliations | Centre for Health Research (Research) |
| School of Psychology and Wellbeing | |
| Griffith University | |
| Centre for Health Research (Operations) |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/w3vw2/short-research-article-changes-in-life-functioning-in-a-self-help-online-program-for-child-and-adolescent-anxiety
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