Feasibility and Acceptability of a Novel Online Program for Mental Health Carers.

IF 1.2 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

International Journal of Psychological Research Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.21500/20112084.5733

E Fitzgeraldson, Z Triandaﬁlidis, Y Franklin, K Palazzi, F Kay-Lambkin, S Fitzpatrick

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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a new online program (Minds Together ) for carers of a person with depressive or anxiety symptoms.

Methods: Using a two-arm randomised controlled trial design, 108 carers of a person with depressive or anxiety symptomology aged 16 years or over (89% female; mean age 50 years) received immediate or delayed access to the Minds Together program. Feasibility was measured using program activation and survey completion rates. Acceptability was measured using a project-speciﬁc satisfaction scale, semi-structured interviews, and program completion metadata. The study used intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis for participant-reported outcomes (carer burden, coping self-eﬃcacy) across groups.

Results: Feasibility and acceptability thresholds were consistent with similar studies: 59% activated their program account, 47% met the program completion threshold, and almost all reported satisfaction with the program. The ITT indicated trends in increased coping self-eﬃcacy and reduced carer burden for the Intervention group, compared to the Waitlist control.

Conclusions: The Minds Together program is a feasible and acceptable program for carers supporting a person with depressive or anxiety symptomology. Results support exploration of the program's eﬃcacy in a full-scale RCT.

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一种新颖的精神健康护理人员在线计划的可行性和可接受性。

目的:评估一个新的在线项目(Minds Together)对抑郁或焦虑症状患者的护理人员的可行性和可接受性。方法:采用双臂随机对照试验设计，108名16岁及以上抑郁或焦虑症状患者的护理人员(89%为女性;平均年龄50岁)立即或延迟获得“心灵汇聚”计划的机会。可行性通过程序激活和调查完成率来衡量。可接受性是使用项目特定满意度量表、半结构化访谈和项目完成元数据来测量的。该研究使用意向治疗(ITT)分析参与者报告的结果(照顾者负担、应对自我效能)。结果:可行性和可接受性阈值与类似研究一致:59%的人激活了他们的计划账户，47%的人达到了计划完成阈值，几乎所有人都对计划表示满意。与候补名单组相比，ITT显示了干预组在应对自我效能和减轻照顾者负担方面的趋势。结论:对于护理人员支持抑郁或焦虑症状的患者而言，“心在一起”项目是一个可行且可接受的项目。结果支持在一项全面的随机对照试验中探索该方案的有效性。

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International Journal of Psychological Research PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

CiteScore

2.30

自引率

9.10%

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审稿时长

16 weeks

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Psychological Research (Int.j.psychol.res) is the Faculty of Psychology’s official publication of San Buenaventura University in Medellin, Colombia. Int.j.psychol.res relies on a vast and diverse theoretical and thematic publishing material, which includes unpublished productions of diverse psychological issues and behavioral human areas such as psychiatry, neurosciences, mental health, among others.