Efficacy of Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Hong Kong University Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Purpose: This study examined the efficacy of a 10-week internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) program "REST Online" for Hong Kong university students with mild to moderate levels of psychological distress. Method: A total of 206 Hong Kong university students were randomized into: (1) web...

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Publicado en:Research on Social Work Practice Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 403 - 421
Autores principales: Pan, Jia-Yan, Carlbring, Per, Lu, Lucy
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. May2025
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          Carlbring, Per
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          Department of Social Work, 26679Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
          Department of Psychology, 7675Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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        Hong Kong (China)
        Prevention of mental depression
        Psychological distress
        Satisfaction
        Medical care
        Positive psychology
        Universities & colleges
        Internet
        Randomized controlled trials
        Emotions
        Students
        Health behavior
        Cognitive therapy
        Psychology of college students
        Psychological tests
        Anxiety prevention
        Mobile apps
        Scale analysis (Psychology)
        Repeated measures design
        Research funding
        Questionnaires
        Statistical sampling
        Treatment effectiveness
        Chi-squared test
        Analysis of covariance
        Descriptive statistics
        Longitudinal method
        Control groups
        Pre-tests & post-tests
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          Prevention of mental depression
          Psychological distress
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          Positive psychology
          Universities & colleges
          Internet
          Randomized controlled trials
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          Students
          Health behavior
          Cognitive therapy
          Psychology of college students
          Psychological tests
          Hong Kong (China)
          Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
          Wired Telecommunications Carriers
          Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
          Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
          Anxiety prevention
          Mobile apps
          Scale analysis (Psychology)
          Repeated measures design
          Research funding
          Questionnaires
          Statistical sampling
          Treatment effectiveness
          Chi-squared test
          Analysis of covariance
          Descriptive statistics
          Longitudinal method
          Control groups
          Pre-tests & post-tests
          One-way analysis of variance
          Comparative studies
          Data analysis software
          Thought & thinking
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        internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy
        Mental health
        Chinese university students
        internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy
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      ab: Purpose: This study examined the efficacy of a 10-week internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) program "REST Online" for Hong Kong university students with mild to moderate levels of psychological distress. Method: A total of 206 Hong Kong university students were randomized into: (1) web-based and (2) app-based iCBT, and (3) waitlist control (WLC) groups. Results: Compared with the WLC group, the participants in the two iCBT groups showed a significant reduction in psychological distress, depression and anxiety symptoms, and negative thoughts and emotions, and significant increase in positive thoughts and emotions, with medium to large effect sizes. The positive effects were sustained at the 3-month follow-up test. No significant intervention effects were found between the two iCBT groups except for anxiety symptoms. Discussion: The findings were discussed in terms of program design and service delivery, and suggestions for delivering digital mental health service in Hong Kong universities were proposed.
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