Project aim: To compare the effectiveness and acceptability of a conventional and a religious internet-supported cognitive behavior therapy (iCBT) for depression in Romania.
Previous studies suggest that incorporating religious beliefs into conventional CBT appears to be helpful for religious individuals. In order to have two active comparable interventions the investigators added to the conventional CBT a similar set of exercises devised from the positive psychology paradigm.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
79
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) represents a psychotherapeutic approach that helps patients understand the thoughts and feelings that influence behaviors. The underlying concept behind CBT is that thoughts and feelings play a fundamental role in behavior. Beyond the conventional CBT techniques proven effective for MDD, the Positive CBT intervention includes set of exercises devised from the positive psychology paradigm. Similarly, the Christian CBT intervention includes a comparable set of exercises rooted on the general Christian belief.
West University of Timisoara
Timișoara, Timiș County, Romania
Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II)
The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) was designed to measure participant's level of depression. The scale is unidimensional and the total score rages from 0 to 63. Low scores are associated with low levels of depression, while high scores are associated with high levels of depression. This represents the post-intervention assessment.
Time frame: Absolute values (average score) of Back Depression Inventory-II at 11 weeks (post-intervention)
Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II)
The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) was designed to measure participant's level of depression. The scale is unidimensional and the total score rages from 0 to 63. Low scores are associated with low levels of depression, while high scores are associated with high levels of depression. This represents the measure of depression at 6 month after the intervention.
Time frame: Absolute values (average score) of BDI-II at 37 weeks (follow-up)
Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)
The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) was designed to measure participant's level of anxiety. The scale is unidimensional and the total score rages from 0 to 63. Low scores are associated with low levels of anxiety, while high scores are associated with high levels of anxiety. This represent the post-intervention assessment.
Time frame: Absolute values (average score) of Back Anxiety Inventory at 11 weeks (post-intervention)
Quality of Life Inventory (QOLI)
The Quality of Life Inventory (QOLI) is an established rating scale of self-perceived quality of life across 16 domains. The scale is unidimensional and the total score rages from -6 to +6. Low scores are associated with low self-perceived life quality, while high scores are associated with high self-perceived life quality. This represents the post-intervention assessment.
Time frame: Absolute values (average score) of QOLI at 11 weeks (post-intervention)
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Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology - Self Report (QIDS-SR)
The Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology - Self Report (QIDS-SR) was designed to measure participant's level of depression. The scale is unidimensional and the total score rages from 0 to 27. Low scores are associated with low levels of depression, while high scores are associated with high levels of depression. This represents a secondary outcome measure for depression taken immediately after the intervention.
Time frame: Absolute values (average score) of QIDS-SR after 11 weeks (post-treatment)