Patient uptake, experiences, and process evaluation of a randomized controlled trial of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for tinnitus in the United States

dc.contributor.authorBeukes, Eldre W.
dc.contributor.authorAndersson, Gerhard
dc.contributor.authorManchaiah, Vinaya
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-10T06:23:32Z
dc.date.available2022-08-10T06:23:32Z
dc.date.issued2021-11-17
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION : An internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) offers a way to increase access to evidence-based tinnitus care. To increase the accessibility of this intervention, the materials were translated into Spanish to reach Spanish as well as English speakers. A clinical trial indicated favorable outcomes of ICBT for tinnitus for the population of the United States. In view of later dissemination, a way to increase the applicability of this intervention is required. Such understanding is best obtained by considering the perspectives and experiences of participants of an intervention. This study aimed to identify the processes that could facilitate or hinder the clinical implementation of ICBT in the United States. METHODS : This study evaluated the processes regarding enrolment, allocation, intervention delivery, the outcomes obtained, and the trial implementation. The study sample consisted of 158 participants who were randomly assigned to the experimental and control group. RESULTS : Although the recruitment was sufficient for English speakers, recruiting the Spanish participants and participants belonging to ethnic minority groups was difficult despite using a wide range of recruitment strategies. The allocation processes were effective in successfully randomizing the groups. The intervention was delivered as planned, but not all the participants chose to engage with the materials provided. Compliance for completing the outcome measures was low. The personal and intervention factors were identified as barriers for the implementation whereas the facilitators included the support received, being empowering, the accessibility of the intervention, and its structure. CONCLUSION : An understanding regarding the factors contributing to the outcomes obtained, the barriers and facilitators of the results, engagement, and compliance were obtained. These insights will be helpful in preparing for the future dissemination of such interventions.en_US
dc.description.departmentSpeech-Language Pathology and Audiologyen_US
dc.description.librarianam2022en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders (NIDCD) of the National Institute of Health (NIH).en_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine#en_US
dc.identifier.citationBeukes, E.W., Andersson, G. & Manchaiah, V. (2021) Patient Uptake, Experiences, and Process Evaluation of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Tinnitus in the United States. Frontiers in Medicine 8:771646. DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.771646.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2296-858X (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3389/fmed.2021.771646
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/86740
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers Mediaen_US
dc.rights© 2021 Beukes, Andersson and Manchaiah. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).en_US
dc.subjectProcess evaluationen_US
dc.subjectClinical trialen_US
dc.subjectInternet-interventionsen_US
dc.subjectTinnitusen_US
dc.subjectDigital therapeuticsen_US
dc.subjectExperiencesen_US
dc.subjectPatient uptakeen_US
dc.subjectInternet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT)en_US
dc.subjectCognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)en_US
dc.titlePatient uptake, experiences, and process evaluation of a randomized controlled trial of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for tinnitus in the United Statesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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