The Development of Balance Retraining: An Online Intervention for Dizziness

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This article outlines the rationale and development process for an online intervention based on vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT). The intervention aims to assist adults aged 50 years and older to self-manage and reduce dizziness symptoms. Method The intervention was developed according to the person-based approach to digital intervention design focused on accommodating perspectives of target … Läs mer!

An E-Platform for Rehabilitation of Persons With Hearing Problems

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The aim of this research forum article was to describe a feasible web-based solution for improving the quality of life of persons with hearing problems, such as hearing loss or tinnitus. The online platform was developed at the Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning at Linköping University, Sweden, and has been running for a number … Läs mer!

Bridging the Gap Between Hearing Screening and Successful Rehabilitation

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Studies point to low help-seeking after a failed hearing screening. This research forum article presents the research protocol for a randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing via the Internet to promote help-seeking in people who have failed an online hearing screening. Method Adults who fail a Swedish online hearing screening, including a speech-in-noise recognition test, … Läs mer!

Individually tailored internet-based CBT for adolescents with anxiety disorders: A pilot effectiveness study

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This is the first study of adolescents suffering from anxiety disorder in Sweden to receive individually tailored internet-based treatment within a child and adolescent psychiatric clinic. The primary aim of this effectiveness study was to examine the effects of tailored internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy for adolescents. 11 adolescents, aged 15-19 years, were allocated to treatment after … Läs mer!

Smartphone-Supported versus Full Behavioural Activation for Depression: A Randomised Controlled Trial

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There is need for more cost and time effective treatments for depression. This is the first randomised controlled trial in which a blended treatment – including four face-to-face sessions and a smartphone application – was compared against a full behavioural treatment. Hence, the aim of the current paper was to examine whether a blended smartphone … Läs mer!

Smartphone tycks kunna kompensera för färre terapisessioner

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För en tid sedan publicerade vi en artikel i PLOS one. I studien randomiserade vi 93 personer som uppfyllde depressionsdiagnosen till en av två grupper. Den ena gruppen fick traditionell kognitiv beteendeterapi med 10 sessioner under 10 veckor. Den andra gruppen fick också 10 veckors behandling, men endast 4 sessioner hos en behandlare. Hypotesen var att om de … Läs mer!

Smartphone app mot social fobi detaljbeskriven i ny vetenskaplig artikel

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I veckan publicerades en artikel i tidskriften Internet Interventions som i detalj beskriver vår smartphone applikation Challenger. Idéen med Challenger är att hjälpa personer med framför allt social fobi (som numera egentligen heter “social ångest”). Appen kan användas helt på egen hand, men allra bäst blir det troligen om den används i samband med antingen … Läs mer!

The challenger app for social anxiety disorder: New advances in mobile psychological treatment

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This week we published a new paper in the journal Internet Interventions. In the paper we describe the Challenger smartphone application (for treatment of social anxiety disorder). Do you experience persistent fear and anxiety during interpersonal encounters and a disabling fear of social performance? Than you might be one of the nearly 10% of people every year who suffer … Läs mer!

Upplevelsemässigt undvikande och oro hos föräldrar till barn med cancer

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I veckan publicerade vi en ny studie i Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. Vi ville ta reda på hur föräldrar till barn som fått en cancerdiagnos hanterade situationen och särskilt undersöka det som kallas ”Upplevelsemässigt undvikande”. Psykologen  Sandra Weineland har sammanfattat upplevelsemässigt undvikande på följande sätt: ”Föreställ dig en kanin jagad av en … Läs mer!

Experiential Avoidance and Rumination in Parents of Children on Cancer Treatment

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This week we published a new study in Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. We conducted a cross-sectional survey study to investigate whether there is a relationship between experiential avoidance, rumination, post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), and symptoms of depression, in parents of children on cancer treatment. [youtube]https://youtu.be/C-ZuqeyxULM[/youtube]   Data from 79 parents (55 mothers) … Läs mer!