Thanks, Sebastian. 1. We measured once right at the end of the program at week 8 and once 4 weeks after the program, i.e., 12 weeks after the start of it. A follow-up is planned, likely after 3 but, at the latest, after 6 months, so that we can better estimate the course of the effect decline. In the post above, we present the 8 and 12-week results compared to the pre-course measurements.
2. Hopefully, I remember the research correctly, so take my answer below with some caution. As far as I know: - professional 1:1 CBT-Psychotherapy for depression and anxiety shows very similar effect sizes to guided self-help CBT. − 1:1 CBT-based coaching can help just as professional 1:1 CBT-Psychotherapy— our effects look like very similar to the average of typical professional 1:1 CBT-Psychotherapy / guided self-help programs I am uncertain if 1:1 psychotherapy reached the effects that quickly.
2. - How do you define guided self-help? Do you mean facilitated group sessions? - Do you have any specific papers/references that you’ve used to for those estimates?
Congratulations on running the pilot and getting these results!
They seem rather promising to me and above a threshold for testing more rigorously and scaling. However, a couple of questions:
When did you measure the end effects and are you planning on doing a follow-up?
How does this compare to interventions such as eight weeks therapy or coaching?
Thanks, Sebastian.
1. We measured once right at the end of the program at week 8 and once 4 weeks after the program, i.e., 12 weeks after the start of it. A follow-up is planned, likely after 3 but, at the latest, after 6 months, so that we can better estimate the course of the effect decline. In the post above, we present the 8 and 12-week results compared to the pre-course measurements.
2. Hopefully, I remember the research correctly, so take my answer below with some caution. As far as I know:
- professional 1:1 CBT-Psychotherapy for depression and anxiety shows very similar effect sizes to guided self-help CBT.
− 1:1 CBT-based coaching can help just as professional 1:1 CBT-Psychotherapy—
our effects look like very similar to the average of typical professional 1:1 CBT-Psychotherapy / guided self-help programs
I am uncertain if 1:1 psychotherapy reached the effects that quickly.
2.
- How do you define guided self-help? Do you mean facilitated group sessions?
- Do you have any specific papers/references that you’ve used to for those estimates?