Videoconferencing Psychotherapy for Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia: Outcome and Treatment Processes From a Non-randomized Non-inferiority Trial
BackgroundIn the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, legislations are being modified around the world to allow patients to receive mental health services through telehealth. Unfortunately, there are no large clinical trial available to reliably document the efficacy of delivering videoconferencing psy...
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| description | BackgroundIn the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, legislations are being modified around the world to allow patients to receive mental health services through telehealth. Unfortunately, there are no large clinical trial available to reliably document the efficacy of delivering videoconferencing psychotherapy (VCP) for people with panic disorder and agoraphobia (PDA) and whether basic psychotherapeutic processes are altered.MethodsThis 2-arm intent-to-treat non-inferiority study reports on a clinical trial on VCP and documents how therapeutic working alliance and motivation toward psychotherapy are associated to treatment outcome. We hypothesized that VCP would not be inferior to standard face-to-face (FF) cognitive behavior therapy for PDA. No specific hypothesis was stated to address working alliance and treatment mechanisms. VCP was compared to a gold-standard psychotherapy treatment for PDA, which was delivered either in person or in videoconference, with a strict tolerance criterion of about 2 points on the primary outcome measure. Seventy one adult patients were recruited. Measures of working alliance were collected after the first, fifth, and last session. Motivation toward therapy at pre-treatment and working alliance after the fifth therapy session were used as predictors of treatment outcome and compared with change in dysfunctional beliefs toward bodily sensations.ResultsPanic disorder, agoraphobia, fear of sensations and depressed mood all showed significant improvements and large effect-sizes from pre to post-treatment. Gains were maintained at follow-up. No significant differences were found between VCP and FF, and effect sizes were trivial for three of the four outcome measures. Non-inferiority tests confirmed that VCP was no less effective than FF therapy on the primary outcome measure and two of the three secondary outcome measures. Working alliance was very strong in VCP and did not statistically differ from FF. Working alliance and motivation did not predict treatment outcome, which was significantly predicted by the reduction in dysfunctional beliefs. The strength of the therapeutic bond was correlated with change in dysfunctional beliefs.ConclusionMental health professionals can use VCP to provide services to patients with PDA. Building and maintaining a sound working alliance should not be a source concern. Practical recommendations are formulated.ISRCTN Trial Registration NumberISRCTN76456442. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dbd304b7086f4b5c87fcc06ef6d33fdc2022-12-22T00:39:34ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782020-08-011110.3389/fpsyg.2020.02164548528Videoconferencing Psychotherapy for Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia: Outcome and Treatment Processes From a Non-randomized Non-inferiority TrialStéphane Bouchard0Stéphane Bouchard1Micheline Allard2Geneviève Robillard3Stéphanie Dumoulin4Stéphanie Dumoulin5Tanya Guitard6Tanya Guitard7Claudie Loranger8Claudie Loranger9Isabelle Green-Demers10André Marchand11Patrice Renaud12Louis-Georges Cournoyer13Giulia Corno14Cyberpsychology Lab, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, CanadaCentre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de l’Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, CanadaCyberpsychology Lab, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, CanadaCyberpsychology Lab, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, CanadaCyberpsychology Lab, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, CanadaCyberpsychology Lab, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, CanadaCyberpsychology Lab, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, CanadaCentre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de l’Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, CanadaCyberpsychology Lab, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, CanadaCyberpsychology Lab, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, CanadaSchool of Criminology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, CanadaCyberpsychology Lab, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, CanadaBackgroundIn the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, legislations are being modified around the world to allow patients to receive mental health services through telehealth. Unfortunately, there are no large clinical trial available to reliably document the efficacy of delivering videoconferencing psychotherapy (VCP) for people with panic disorder and agoraphobia (PDA) and whether basic psychotherapeutic processes are altered.MethodsThis 2-arm intent-to-treat non-inferiority study reports on a clinical trial on VCP and documents how therapeutic working alliance and motivation toward psychotherapy are associated to treatment outcome. We hypothesized that VCP would not be inferior to standard face-to-face (FF) cognitive behavior therapy for PDA. No specific hypothesis was stated to address working alliance and treatment mechanisms. VCP was compared to a gold-standard psychotherapy treatment for PDA, which was delivered either in person or in videoconference, with a strict tolerance criterion of about 2 points on the primary outcome measure. Seventy one adult patients were recruited. Measures of working alliance were collected after the first, fifth, and last session. Motivation toward therapy at pre-treatment and working alliance after the fifth therapy session were used as predictors of treatment outcome and compared with change in dysfunctional beliefs toward bodily sensations.ResultsPanic disorder, agoraphobia, fear of sensations and depressed mood all showed significant improvements and large effect-sizes from pre to post-treatment. Gains were maintained at follow-up. No significant differences were found between VCP and FF, and effect sizes were trivial for three of the four outcome measures. Non-inferiority tests confirmed that VCP was no less effective than FF therapy on the primary outcome measure and two of the three secondary outcome measures. Working alliance was very strong in VCP and did not statistically differ from FF. Working alliance and motivation did not predict treatment outcome, which was significantly predicted by the reduction in dysfunctional beliefs. The strength of the therapeutic bond was correlated with change in dysfunctional beliefs.ConclusionMental health professionals can use VCP to provide services to patients with PDA. Building and maintaining a sound working alliance should not be a source concern. Practical recommendations are formulated.ISRCTN Trial Registration NumberISRCTN76456442.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02164/fulltelepsychotherapytelehealthvideoconference psychotherapypanic disorder and agoraphobiaworking allianceself-efficacy |
| spellingShingle | Stéphane Bouchard Stéphane Bouchard Micheline Allard Geneviève Robillard Stéphanie Dumoulin Stéphanie Dumoulin Tanya Guitard Tanya Guitard Claudie Loranger Claudie Loranger Isabelle Green-Demers André Marchand Patrice Renaud Louis-Georges Cournoyer Giulia Corno Videoconferencing Psychotherapy for Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia: Outcome and Treatment Processes From a Non-randomized Non-inferiority Trial Frontiers in Psychology telepsychotherapy telehealth videoconference psychotherapy panic disorder and agoraphobia working alliance self-efficacy |
| title | Videoconferencing Psychotherapy for Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia: Outcome and Treatment Processes From a Non-randomized Non-inferiority Trial |
| title_full | Videoconferencing Psychotherapy for Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia: Outcome and Treatment Processes From a Non-randomized Non-inferiority Trial |
| title_fullStr | Videoconferencing Psychotherapy for Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia: Outcome and Treatment Processes From a Non-randomized Non-inferiority Trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Videoconferencing Psychotherapy for Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia: Outcome and Treatment Processes From a Non-randomized Non-inferiority Trial |
| title_short | Videoconferencing Psychotherapy for Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia: Outcome and Treatment Processes From a Non-randomized Non-inferiority Trial |
| title_sort | videoconferencing psychotherapy for panic disorder and agoraphobia outcome and treatment processes from a non randomized non inferiority trial |
| topic | telepsychotherapy telehealth videoconference psychotherapy panic disorder and agoraphobia working alliance self-efficacy |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02164/full |
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