Evaluating the change process of a brief cognitive behavior therapy workshop for psychological distress among primary care self-referrals in Selangor, Malaysia
Despite the high prevalence of psychological distress in primary care, only a limited number of individuals can benefit from early and evidenced-based psychological approach. Barriers to help-seeking attributable to stigma, lack of proper care pathway to evidence-based psychological interventions, a...
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| author | Sam, Jeng Mun Siti Irma Fadhilah Ismail, Siti Irma Fadhilah Tan, Kit Aun Mohd Sidik, Sherina Jamil Osman, Zubaidah |
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| description | Despite the high prevalence of psychological distress in primary care, only a limited number of individuals can benefit from early and evidenced-based psychological approach. Barriers to help-seeking attributable to stigma, lack of proper care pathway to evidence-based psychological interventions, and a high volume of primary care attendees are among the factors that contribute to the inadequate psychological treatments. This study examined the implementation of a change process using a brief cognitive behavioral therapy (b-CBT) workshop as a potential approach in managing psychological distress among 73 primary care self-referrals using purposive sampling. One-way repeated-measures multivariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze changes in psychological distress within a non-randomized quasi-experimental study. Results revealed significant differences in psychological distress using Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 items at three time points (pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 1-month follow-up). Implementation of the b-CBT workshop showed positive changes for psychological distress, suggesting the possibility of integrating brief, non-stigmatized, and evidence-based psychological approach at the primary care level. However, the self-referral characteristics of the attendees remain unknown. Factors such as potential feasibility, participant's usability and satisfaction, and implementation of b-CBT workshop to improve psychological distress are discussed in this study. |
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| spelling | upm-1013152023-06-19T08:25:19Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101315/ Evaluating the change process of a brief cognitive behavior therapy workshop for psychological distress among primary care self-referrals in Selangor, Malaysia Sam, Jeng Mun Siti Irma Fadhilah Ismail, Siti Irma Fadhilah Tan, Kit Aun Mohd Sidik, Sherina Jamil Osman, Zubaidah Despite the high prevalence of psychological distress in primary care, only a limited number of individuals can benefit from early and evidenced-based psychological approach. Barriers to help-seeking attributable to stigma, lack of proper care pathway to evidence-based psychological interventions, and a high volume of primary care attendees are among the factors that contribute to the inadequate psychological treatments. This study examined the implementation of a change process using a brief cognitive behavioral therapy (b-CBT) workshop as a potential approach in managing psychological distress among 73 primary care self-referrals using purposive sampling. One-way repeated-measures multivariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze changes in psychological distress within a non-randomized quasi-experimental study. Results revealed significant differences in psychological distress using Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 items at three time points (pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 1-month follow-up). Implementation of the b-CBT workshop showed positive changes for psychological distress, suggesting the possibility of integrating brief, non-stigmatized, and evidence-based psychological approach at the primary care level. However, the self-referral characteristics of the attendees remain unknown. Factors such as potential feasibility, participant's usability and satisfaction, and implementation of b-CBT workshop to improve psychological distress are discussed in this study. Frontiers Research Foundation 2022-06-09 Article PeerReviewed Sam, Jeng Mun and Siti Irma Fadhilah Ismail, Siti Irma Fadhilah and Tan, Kit Aun and Mohd Sidik, Sherina and Jamil Osman, Zubaidah (2022) Evaluating the change process of a brief cognitive behavior therapy workshop for psychological distress among primary care self-referrals in Selangor, Malaysia. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13. art. no. 848094. pp. 1-9. ISSN 1664-0640 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.848094/full 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.848094 |
| spellingShingle | Sam, Jeng Mun Siti Irma Fadhilah Ismail, Siti Irma Fadhilah Tan, Kit Aun Mohd Sidik, Sherina Jamil Osman, Zubaidah Evaluating the change process of a brief cognitive behavior therapy workshop for psychological distress among primary care self-referrals in Selangor, Malaysia |
| title | Evaluating the change process of a brief cognitive behavior therapy workshop for psychological distress among primary care self-referrals in Selangor, Malaysia |
| title_full | Evaluating the change process of a brief cognitive behavior therapy workshop for psychological distress among primary care self-referrals in Selangor, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating the change process of a brief cognitive behavior therapy workshop for psychological distress among primary care self-referrals in Selangor, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the change process of a brief cognitive behavior therapy workshop for psychological distress among primary care self-referrals in Selangor, Malaysia |
| title_short | Evaluating the change process of a brief cognitive behavior therapy workshop for psychological distress among primary care self-referrals in Selangor, Malaysia |
| title_sort | evaluating the change process of a brief cognitive behavior therapy workshop for psychological distress among primary care self-referrals in selangor, malaysia |
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