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Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of brief tele-psychotherapy for COVID-19 patients and their first-degree relatives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic compromised the mental health of COVID-19 patients and their family members. Due to social distancing and lockdown measures, a remote, tele-psychotherapy program for former or current COVID-19 patients and their relatives was implemented.

Objective

The primary goal of this project was to evaluate intervention feasibility. The secondary aim was to assess the impact of the intervention by means of pre-post psychological changes.

Methods

After a phone-based eligibility screening and remote neuropsychological testing, participants completed online self-reports assessing baseline COVID-related psychopathology. Next, participants attended eight tele-psychotherapy sessions. After treatment, the online self-reports were completed again.

Results

Of 104 enrolled participants, 88 completed the intervention (84.6 % completion rate). Significant pre-post improvements were observed for generalized anxiety (d = 0.38), depression (d = 0.37), insomnia (d = 0.43), post-traumatic psychopathology (d = 0.54), and general malaise (d = 0.31). Baseline cluster analysis revealed a subgroup of 41 subjects (47.6 %) with no psychopathology, and a second subgroup of 45 subject (52.3 %) with moderate severity. Thirty-three percent of the second group reached full symptom remission, while 66 % remained symptomatic after treatment.

Conclusions

Remote brief tele-psychotherapy for COVID-19 patients and their first-degree relatives is feasible and preliminary efficacious at reducing COVID-related psychopathology in a subgroup of patients. Further research is needed to investigate distinct profiles of treatment response.

SUBMITTER: Biagianti B

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10022466 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of brief tele-psychotherapy for COVID-19 patients and their first-degree relatives.

Biagianti Bruno B Lisi Ilaria I Di Liberto Asia A Turtulici Nunzio N Foti Giuseppe G Zito Silvana S Ginex Valeria V Fornoni Chiara C Gallo Francesca F Cantù Filippo F Tombola Valentina V Di Fede Viviana V Rossetti Maria Gloria MG Colombo Elisa E Stocchetti Nino N Zanier Elisa R ER Bellani Marcella M Bressi Cinzia C Brambilla Paolo P

Journal of affective disorders 20230317

<h4>Background</h4>The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic compromised the mental health of COVID-19 patients and their family members. Due to social distancing and lockdown measures, a remote, tele-psychotherapy program for former or current COVID-19 patients and their relatives was implemented.<h4>Objective</h4>The primary goal of this project was to evaluate intervention feasibility. The secondary aim was to assess the impact of the intervention by means of pre-post psychological changes.<h4>Methods</h4>Afte ...[more]

PMID: 36934855

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Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of brief tele-psychotherapy for COVID-19 patients and their first-degree relatives.

Background

Objective

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Publications

Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of brief tele-psychotherapy for COVID-19 patients and their first-degree relatives.

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