Tailored online cognitive behavioural therapy with or without therapist support calls to target psychological distress in adults receiving haemodialysis: A feasibility randomised controlled trial.

Journal article

Background

Psychological distress is prevalent in haemodialysis (HD) patients yet access to psychotherapy remains limited. This study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of online cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) tailored for HD patients, with or without therapist support, for managing psychological distress.

Methods

This feasibility randomised controlled trial recruited patients from a UK HD centre. Following psychological distress screens, patients wit...

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Authors: Hudson, J; Moss-Morris, R; Norton, S; Picariello, F; Game, D

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Elsevier Publisher's website
• Journal: Journal of Psychosomatic Research Journal website
• Volume: 102
• Pages: 61-70
• Publication date: 2017-09-21
• Acceptance date: 2017-09-19
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.09.009
• EISSN: 1879-1360
• ISSN: 0022-3999
• Pmid: 28992899
• Language: English
• Keywords: Illness perceptions; Haemodialysis; Online cognitive behavioural therapy; Depression; Anxiety; Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT); Feasibility randomised controlled trial