The Association of Therapeutic Alliance With Long-Term Outcome in a Guided Internet Intervention for Depression: Secondary Analysis From a Randomized Control Trial

Juan Martín Gómez Penedo, Anna Babl, Martin Grosse Holtforth, Fritz Hohagen, Tobias Krieger, Wolfgang Lutz, Björn Meyer, Steffen Moritz, Jan Philipp Klein, Thomas Berger

Journal of Medical Internet Research · 2020 · 34 citations · 43 references

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The results of this study point out the importance of attuning internet interventions to patients' expectations and preferences in order to enhance their agreement with the tasks and goals of the treatment. Thus, the results support the notion that responsiveness to a patient's individual needs is crucial also in internet interventions. Nevertheless, these findings need to be replicated to establish if they can be generalized to different diagnostic groups, internet interventions, and supporting formats.

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