Abstract
Depressive symptoms are the most common reason for referral to integrated behavioral health providers in primary care. Although evidence-based brief psychotherapies for depression in primary care exist, treatment duration is a significant barrier to implementation. In this open trial, we examined the patient experience of receiving a brief behavioral activation intervention designed for use in primary care (BA-PC), which comprised 2 30-min appointments and 2 boosters spaced 2-3 weeks apart across 12 weeks, and its impact on depression symptoms. Participants were 22 patients recruited from primary care who reported at least moderate depressive symptoms (score ≥10 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 [PHQ-9]). Patient experiences were examined through assessing patient engagement, satisfaction, acceptability, and treatment response. Fidelity of intervention delivery in delivering the BA-PC within a 12-week period was also assessed. Participants reported a high level of satisfaction with and acceptability of the BA-PC intervention, materials, and format. Within-subject t tests revealed a significant reduction in depressive symptoms from baseline at the 12-week assessment, based on PHQ-9 total score, t(21) = 3.80, p = .001. Evidence of fidelity included 81% of patients completing the 2 BA-PC appointments, average appointment lengths of approximately 30 min, and high content fidelity within each appointment. These preliminary findings suggest that overall experience of a brief BA-PC intervention was positive, with high patient satisfaction, patient acceptability, and treatment fidelity as well as positive patient treatment response.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Journal | Psychological Services |
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| State | Published - Jan 1 2019 |
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Keywords
- Behavioral activation
- Brief treatment
- Depression
- Primary care
- Veterans
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Applied Psychology
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Brief Behavioral Activation Intervention for Depressive Symptoms : Patient Satisfaction, Acceptability, Engagement, and Treatment Response. / Funderburk, Jennifer S.; Pigeon, Wilfred R.; Shepardson, Robyn L.; Maisto, Stephen A.
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T1 - Brief Behavioral Activation Intervention for Depressive Symptoms
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AU - Funderburk, Jennifer S.
AU - Pigeon, Wilfred R.
AU - Shepardson, Robyn L.
AU - Maisto, Stephen A
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - Depressive symptoms are the most common reason for referral to integrated behavioral health providers in primary care. Although evidence-based brief psychotherapies for depression in primary care exist, treatment duration is a significant barrier to implementation. In this open trial, we examined the patient experience of receiving a brief behavioral activation intervention designed for use in primary care (BA-PC), which comprised 2 30-min appointments and 2 boosters spaced 2-3 weeks apart across 12 weeks, and its impact on depression symptoms. Participants were 22 patients recruited from primary care who reported at least moderate depressive symptoms (score ≥10 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 [PHQ-9]). Patient experiences were examined through assessing patient engagement, satisfaction, acceptability, and treatment response. Fidelity of intervention delivery in delivering the BA-PC within a 12-week period was also assessed. Participants reported a high level of satisfaction with and acceptability of the BA-PC intervention, materials, and format. Within-subject t tests revealed a significant reduction in depressive symptoms from baseline at the 12-week assessment, based on PHQ-9 total score, t(21) = 3.80, p = .001. Evidence of fidelity included 81% of patients completing the 2 BA-PC appointments, average appointment lengths of approximately 30 min, and high content fidelity within each appointment. These preliminary findings suggest that overall experience of a brief BA-PC intervention was positive, with high patient satisfaction, patient acceptability, and treatment fidelity as well as positive patient treatment response.
AB - Depressive symptoms are the most common reason for referral to integrated behavioral health providers in primary care. Although evidence-based brief psychotherapies for depression in primary care exist, treatment duration is a significant barrier to implementation. In this open trial, we examined the patient experience of receiving a brief behavioral activation intervention designed for use in primary care (BA-PC), which comprised 2 30-min appointments and 2 boosters spaced 2-3 weeks apart across 12 weeks, and its impact on depression symptoms. Participants were 22 patients recruited from primary care who reported at least moderate depressive symptoms (score ≥10 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 [PHQ-9]). Patient experiences were examined through assessing patient engagement, satisfaction, acceptability, and treatment response. Fidelity of intervention delivery in delivering the BA-PC within a 12-week period was also assessed. Participants reported a high level of satisfaction with and acceptability of the BA-PC intervention, materials, and format. Within-subject t tests revealed a significant reduction in depressive symptoms from baseline at the 12-week assessment, based on PHQ-9 total score, t(21) = 3.80, p = .001. Evidence of fidelity included 81% of patients completing the 2 BA-PC appointments, average appointment lengths of approximately 30 min, and high content fidelity within each appointment. These preliminary findings suggest that overall experience of a brief BA-PC intervention was positive, with high patient satisfaction, patient acceptability, and treatment fidelity as well as positive patient treatment response.
KW - Behavioral activation
KW - Brief treatment
KW - Depression
KW - Primary care
KW - Veterans
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JO - Psychological Services
JF - Psychological Services
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