Internet-based acceptance and commitment therapy for psychological distress experienced by people with hearing problems: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 169-184

  Molander, Peter ^a   Hesser, Hugo ^a   Weineland, Sandra ^a,b   Bergwall, Kajsa ^a   Buck, Sonia ^a   Jäder Malmlöf, Johan ^a   Lantz, Henning ^a   Lunner, Thomas ^a,c   Andersson, Gerhard ^a,d  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Research and Development Center   (Sweden)

^c OTICON A S   (Denmark)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

acceptance; acceptance and commitment therapy; distress; Hearing; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85029436141     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2017.1365929     Document Type: Article

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