dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Reitsma, Lyanne | |
dc.contributor.author | Meijer, Jordy | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-24T01:00:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-03-24T01:00:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/43714 | |
dc.description.abstract | Introduction: The Covid-19 pandemic has caused more people to experience the loss of a loved one. Furthermore, because of the increase in unnatural deaths there are more people that experience the loss of a loved one as a traumatic loss. A traumatic loss increases the chance of developing Persistent complex bereavement disorder (PCBD), depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The aim of the current study is to evaluate the effectiveness of unsupervised online cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in reducing symptoms of PCBD, depression, and PTSD for people bereaved during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Method: The current study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) consisting of an intervention group (n = 19) and a waitlist-control group (n = 32). Participants (N = 52) had lost a family member, friend, or spouse during the Covid-19 pandemic and reported clinically relevant levels of PCBD, depression and/or PTSD. The Traumatic Grief Inventory – Clinician Administered (TGI-CA), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) were used to assess these clinically significant levels. Participants were assessed with a telephone interview before treatment or waiting period and after treatment or waiting period.
Results: Results showed that unsupervised CBT is effective in reducing symptoms of PCBD (ηp2 = .240) and PTSD (ηp2 = .128), but no for reducing symptoms of depression, for people who were bereaved during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Discussion: Unsupervised online CBT could become a cost-effective treatment that is used to help treat bereaved people with clinically significant levels of PCBD and/or PTSD. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
dc.language.iso | EN | |
dc.subject | This thesis aims to research the effectiveness of unsupervised online CBT for people who suffer from symptoms of PCBD, depression, and PTSD. | |
dc.title | The effectiveness of unsupervised online CBT in reducing symptoms of PCBD, depression, and PTSD for people bereaved during the Covid-19-pandemic | |
dc.type.content | Master Thesis | |
dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
dc.subject.keywords | PCBD, depression, PTSD, RCT, online treatment, CBT | |
dc.subject.courseuu | Clinical Psychology | |
dc.thesis.id | 15222 | |