The DOI matches its Crossref record; 48 of the 49 references it cites were found in a registry or an index.
Optimizing internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for alcohol misuse: a study protocol for a randomized factorial trial examining the effects of a pre-treatment assessment interview and health educator guidance
Open accessAbstract
Background: Alcohol misuse is a common, disabling, and costly issue worldwide, but the vast majority of people with alcohol misuse never access treatment for varying reasons. Internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy (ICBT) may be an attractive treatment alternative for individuals with alcohol misuse who are reluctant to seek help due to stigma, or who live in rural communities with little access to face-to-face treatment. With the growing development of ICBT treatment clinics, investigating ways to optimize its delivery within routine clinic settings becomes a crucial avenue of research. Some studies in the alcohol treatment literature suggest that assessment interviews conducted pre-treatment may improve short- and long-term drinking outcomes but no experimental evaluation of this has been conducted. Further, research on internet interventions for alcohol misuse suggests that guidance from a therapist or coach improves outcomes, but more research on the benefits of guidance in ICBT is still needed. Methods: This study is a 2X2 factorial randomized controlled trial where all of the expected 300 participants receive access to the Alcohol Change Course, an eight-week ICBT program. A comprehensive pre-treatment assessment interview represents factor 1, and guidance from a health educator represents factor 2. All participants will be asked to respond to measures at screening, pre-treatment, mid-treatment, post-treatment and 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment completion. Discussion: This study will provide valuable information on optimization of ICBT for alcohol misuse within routine clinic settings. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, registered June 13th 2019, NCT03984786
Overview
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Verification
Claims the paper makes
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
Across trials, therapists follow a treatment manual; regular audit and feedback is used to ensure compliance with procedures.
“Across trials, therapists follow a treatment manual; regular audit and feedback is used to ensure compliance with procedures. 24”
From Utilization, Patient Characteristics, and Longitudinal Improvements among Patients from a Provincially Funded Transdiagnostic Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Program: Observational Study of Trends over 6 Years (2022) · cites this paper as [24]
The Methods/design section on health educator guidance says guides work under supervision and describes their duties, but does not say they follow a treatment manual. Its review of weekly measures concerns participant safety, not regular audit and feedback on procedural compliance. Searches for a manual, audit, feedback, adherence, and fidelity found no passage supporting the attributed claim. (LLM, conf=0.75)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measured
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
The self-check needs the paper’s full text.
Citations
Cites
The PHQ-9: Validity of a brief depression severity measure
Kroenke, K., Spitzer, R. L., & Williams, J. B. W. (2001) · Journal of General Internal Medicine · doi:10.1046/j.1525-1497.2001.016009606.x · Cited by 44,910
A Brief Measure for Assessing Generalized Anxiety Disorder: The GAD-7
Spitzer, R. L., Kroenke, K., Williams, J. B. W., & Löwe, B. (2006) · Archives of Internal Medicine · doi:10.1001/archinte.166.10.1092 · Cited by 31,765
SAUNDERS, J. B., AASLAND, O. G., BABOR, T. F., DE LA FUENTE, J. R., & GRANT, M. (1993) · Addiction · doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.1993.tb02093.x · Cited by 13,597
Whiteford, H. A., Degenhardt, L., Rehm, J., Baxter, A. J., Ferrari, A. J., Erskine, H. E., Charlson, F. J., Norman, R. E., Flaxman, A. D., Johns, N., et al. (2013) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(13)61611-6 · Cited by 6,006
An Ultra-Brief Screening Scale for Anxiety and Depression: The PHQ–4
Kroenke, K., Spitzer, R. L., Williams, J. B. W., & Löwe, B. (2009) · Psychosomatics · doi:10.1016/s0033-3182(09)70864-3 · Cited by 4,261
Psychometric properties of the credibility/expectancy questionnaire
Devilly, G. J., & Borkovec, T. D. (2000) · Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/s0005-7916(00)00012-4 · Cited by 2,295
Internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy for symptoms of depression and anxiety: A meta-analysis
SPEK, V., CUIJPERS, P., NYKLÍČEK, I., RIPER, H., KEYZER, J., & POP, V. (2007) · Psychological Medicine · doi:10.1017/s0033291706008944 · Cited by 1,586
Brief interventions for alcohol problems: a review
BIEN, T. H., MILLER, W. R., & TONIGAN, J. S. (1993) · Addiction · doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.1993.tb00820.x · Cited by 1,577
Treatment gap in mental health care.
Abramowitz, M. Z., Greenberg, D., & Levav, I. (2008) · PubMed · Cited by 1,483
The treatment gap in mental health care.
(2004) · Europe PMC (PubMed Central) · Cited by 1,419
The relation between different dimensions of alcohol consumption and burden of disease: an overview
Rehm, J., Baliunas, D., Borges, G. L. G., Graham, K., Irving, H., Kehoe, T., Parry, C. D., Patra, J., Popova, S., Poznyak, V., et al. (2010) · Addiction · doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.02899.x · Cited by 1,174
The impact of guidance on Internet-based mental health interventions — A systematic review
Baumeister, H., Reichler, L., Munzinger, M., & Lin, J. (2014) · Internet Interventions · doi:10.1016/j.invent.2014.08.003 · Cited by 1,037
Berman, A. H., Bergman, H., Palmstierna, T., & Schlyter, F. (2005) · European Addiction Research · doi:10.1159/000081413 · Cited by 977
Psychometric properties of the Penn Alcohol Craving Scale
Flannery, B. A., Volpicelli, J. R., & Pettinati, H. M. (1999) · Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research · doi:10.1111/j.1530-0277.1999.tb04349.x · Cited by 852
The reliability of the Alcohol Timeline Followback when administered by telephone and by computer
Sobell, L. C., Brown, J., Leo, G. I., & Sobell, M. B. (1996) · Drug and Alcohol Dependence · doi:10.1016/0376-8716(96)01263-x · Cited by 750
Schomerus, G., Lucht, M., Holzinger, A., Matschinger, H., Carta, M. G., & Angermeyer, M. C. (2011) · Alcohol and Alcoholism · doi:10.1093/alcalc/agq089 · Cited by 744
Karyotaki, E., Riper, H., Twisk, J., Hoogendoorn, A., Kleiboer, A., Mira, A., Mackinnon, A., Meyer, B., Botella, C., Littlewood, E., et al. (2017) · JAMA Psychiatry · doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.0044 · Cited by 691
Relapse prevention. An overview of Marlatt's cognitive-behavioral model.
(1999) · PubMed Central · Cited by 585
Sheehan, K. H., & Sheehan, D. V. (2008) · International Clinical Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1097/yic.0b013e3282f2b4d6 · Cited by 480
Therapist-supported Internet cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety disorders in adults
Olthuis, J. V., Watt, M. C., Bailey, K., Hayden, J. A., & Stewart, S. H. (2016) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd011565.pub2 · Cited by 390
ICBT in routine care: A descriptive analysis of successful clinics in five countries
Titov, N., Dear, B., Nielssen, O., Staples, L., Hadjistavropoulos, H., Nugent, M., Adlam, K., Nordgreen, T., Bruvik, K. H., Hovland, A., et al. (2018) · Internet Interventions · doi:10.1016/j.invent.2018.07.006 · Cited by 353
Self-citationInternet interventions: Past, present and future
Andersson, G. (2018) · Internet Interventions · doi:10.1016/j.invent.2018.03.008 · Cited by 315
Palmqvist, B., Carlbring, P., & Andersson, G. (2007) · Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research · doi:10.1586/14737167.7.3.291 · Cited by 290
Riper, H. M., Hoogendoorn, A. W., Cuijpers, P. J., Karyotaki, E., Boumparis, N., Mira, A., Andersson, G., Berman, A. H., Bertholet, N., Bischof, G., et al. (2018) · PLoS Medicine · doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002714 · Cited by 283
Self-citationRiper, H., Blankers, M., Hadiwijaya, H., Cunningham, J., Clarke, S., Wiers, R., Ebert, D., & Cuijpers, P. (2014) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0099912 · Cited by 265
Probst, C., Manthey, J., Martínez, A., & Rehm, J. T. (2015) · Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy · doi:10.1186/s13011-015-0028-z · Cited by 264
Delays in Initial Treatment Contact after First Onset of a Mental Disorder
Wang, P. S., Berglund, P. A., Olfson, M., & Kessler, R. C. (2004) · Health Services Research · doi:10.1111/j.1475-6773.2004.00234.x · Cited by 249
Roerecke, M., & Rehm, J. T. (2014) · International Journal of Epidemiology · doi:10.1093/ije/dyu018 · Cited by 205
A comparison of a brief and long version of the Situational Confidence Questionnaire
Breslin, F. C., Sobell, L. C., Sobell, M. B., & Agrawal, S. (2000) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/s0005-7967(99)00152-7 · Cited by 169
Person-related and treatment-related barriers to alcohol treatment
Saunders, S. M., Zygowicz, K. M., & D'Angelo, B. R. (2006) · Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment · doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2006.01.003 · Cited by 168
Blankers, M., Koeter, M. W. J., & Schippers, G. M. (2011) · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1037/a0023498 · Cited by 146
From Research to Practice: Ten Lessons in Delivering Digital Mental Health Services
Titov, N., Hadjistavropoulos, H. D., Nielssen, O. B., Mohr, D. C., Andersson, G., & Dear, B. F. (2019) · Journal of Clinical Medicine · doi:10.3390/jcm8081239 · Cited by 128
Self-citationPostel, M. G., de Haan, H. A., ter Huurne, E. D., Becker, E. S., & de Jong, C. A. (2010) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/jmir.1642 · Cited by 117
Is alcohol assessment therapeutic? Pretreatment change in drinking among alcohol-dependent women.
Epstein, E., Drapkin, M. L., Yusko, D. A., Cook, S. M., McCrady, B., & Jensen, N. K. (2005) · Journal of Studies on Alcohol · doi:10.15288/jsa.2005.66.369 · Cited by 109
Clifford, P. R., Maisto, S. A., & Davis, C. M. (2007) · Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs · doi:10.15288/jsad.2007.68.519 · Cited by 107
Hester, R. K., Delaney, H. D., & Campbell, W. P. (2011) · Psychology of Addictive Behaviors · doi:10.1037/a0024753 · Cited by 86
The Community Reinforcement Approach to the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
Smith, J. E., Meyers, R. J., & Miller, W. R. (2001) · American Journal on Addictions · doi:10.1080/10550490150504137 · Cited by 82
Development of a Psychologically Enhanced Interactive Online Intervention for Hazardous Drinking
Linke, S., McCambridge, J., Khadjesari, Z., Wallace, P., & Murray, E. (2008) · Alcohol and Alcoholism · doi:10.1093/alcalc/agn066 · Cited by 71
Sundström, C., Gajecki, M., Johansson, M., Blankers, M., Sinadinovic, K., Stenlund-Gens, E., & Berman, A. H. (2016) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0157817 · Cited by 70
Self-citationA revised edition of the Readiness to Change Questionnaire [Treatment Version]
Heather, N., & Hönekopp, J. (2008) · Addiction Research & Theory · doi:10.1080/16066350801900321 · Cited by 56
Schomerus, G., Matschinger, H., & Angermeyer, M. C. (2014) · European Addiction Research · doi:10.1159/000362407 · Cited by 50
Maisto, S. A., Clifford, P. R., & Davis, C. M. (2007) · Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs · doi:10.15288/jsad.2007.68.529 · Cited by 48
Alcohol treatment research assessment exposure: A critical review of the literature.
Clifford, P. R., & Davis, C. M. (2012) · Psychology of Addictive Behaviors · doi:10.1037/a0029747 · Cited by 43
Assessment Reactivity: Can Assessment of Alcohol Use During Research be an Active Treatment?
Schrimsher, G. W., & Filtz, K. (2011) · Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly · doi:10.1080/07347324.2011.557983 · Cited by 33
Kaminer, Y., Burleson, J. A., & Burke, R. H. (2008) · Substance Abuse · doi:10.1080/08897070802093262 · Cited by 32
Evaluation of an E-Therapy Program for Problem Drinkers: A Pilot Study
Postel, M. G., de Haan, H. A., & de Jong, C. A. J. (2010) · Substance Use & Misuse · doi:10.3109/10826084.2010.481701 · Cited by 25
Frohlich, J. R., Rapinda, K. K., Schaub, M. P., Wenger, A., Baumgartner, C., Johnson, E. A., O’Connor, R. M., Vincent, N., Blankers, M., Ebert, D. D., et al. (2018) · JMIR Research Protocols · doi:10.2196/11298 · Cited by 22
Self-citationSundström, C., Kraepelien, M., Eék, N., Fahlke, C., Kaldo, V., & Berman, A. H. (2017) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/s12888-017-1355-6 · Cited by 20
Self-citation
Flagged first, then by citations
1 of the 49 references couldn’t be matched to a known paper.
Research works printed but not linked: 1
- First MBWJ, Karg RS, Spitzer RL. Structured clinical interview for DSM-5—research version (SCID-5 for DSM-5, research version; SCID-5-RV). Arlington: American Psychiatric Association; 2015.
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Hadjistavropoulos, H. D., Peynenburg, V., Thiessen, D. L., Nugent, M., Karin, E., Staples, L., Dear, B. F., & Titov, N. (2022) · The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1177/07067437211006873 · Cited by 52
“Across trials, therapists follow a treatment manual; regular audit and feedback is used to ensure compliance with procedures.(24)”
MethodSelf-citationHadjistavropoulos, H. D., Chadwick, C., Beck, C. D., Edmonds, M., Sundström, C., Edwards, W., Ouellette, D., Waldrop, J., Adlam, K., Bourgeault, L., et al. (2021) · Internet Interventions · doi:10.1016/j.invent.2021.100474 · Cited by 15
Self-citationFrohlich, J. R., Rapinda, K. K., Schaub, M. P., Wenger, A., Baumgartner, C., Johnson, E. A., O’Connor, R. M., Vincent, N., Blankers, M., Ebert, D. D., et al. (2021) · Addictive Behaviors Reports · doi:10.1016/j.abrep.2021.100390 · Cited by 13
Self-citationSundström, C., Peynenburg, V. A., Chadwick, C., Thiessen, D., Wilhems, A., Nugent, M., Keough, M. T., Schaub, M. P., & Hadjistavropoulos, H. D. (2022) · Addiction Science & Clinical Practice · doi:10.1186/s13722-022-00319-0 · Cited by 12
Self-citationSchaub, M. P. (2020) · Drugs and Alcohol Today · doi:10.1108/dat-07-2020-0049 · Cited by 2
Self-citationSundström, C., Peynenburg, V. A., Chadwick, C., Thiessen, D., Wilhems, A., Nugent, M., Keough, M. T., Schaub, M. P., & Hadjistavropoulos, H. D. (2022) · Figshare · doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.20364988
Self-citationSundström, C., Peynenburg, V. A., Chadwick, C., Thiessen, D., Wilhems, A., Nugent, M., Keough, M. T., Schaub, M. P., & Hadjistavropoulos, H. D. (2022) · Figshare · doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.20364985
Self-citation
Metadata
- Authors
- Sundström, C., Hadjistavropoulos, H., Wilhelms, A., Keough, M., & Schaub, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Regina (CA)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Sundström, Christopher
- Venue
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2020-03-17
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 126-126
- ISSN
- 1471-244X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7079400
- OpenAlex
- W3011537053
- Cited by
- 7
- References
- 49
- Citations by year
- 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 1.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- BMC Psychiatry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
- Funders
- Saskatchewan Ministry of Health
- Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation
- Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy, alcohol abuse, alcohol treatment, treatment optimization, drinking outcomes
- MeSH terms
- Alcoholism, Health Services Accessibility, Humans, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Treatment Outcome, Internet, Health Educators
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
