(Nurse) "The other things that should be included in the transition would be full updated notes for the receiving therapist".
The number of participants with clinically significant improvements in insomnia severity (i.e. responders and remitters) was larger, effects on sleep, day-time functioning and perceived stress were larger, and medication use was greatly reduced in the group receiving therapist support as compared to the group not receiving therapist support, and the waiting list control group.
In this analysis, 7 were found in the group receiving therapist support, 11 in the bibliotherapy only group, and 21 in the waiting list control group, and this difference was significant (χ2 = 12.181, df = 2, p =.002, N = 132).
Participants in the group receiving therapist support were contacted by telephone to schedule an appointment for each week of the treatment (i.e. six telephone appointments), and were encouraged to start reading the book, filling out the digital Treatment Guide and Sleep Diary and e-mailing these to the therapist before their first scheduled telephone appointment.
At three-month follow-up assessment, 7 participants in the group receiving therapist support used sleep medication, which was significantly lower than 15 in the bibliotherapy group, and 19 in the waiting list control group (χ2 = 8.355, df = 2, p =.015, N = 130).
They will, however, receive online therapist contact, where the therapists will provide support but will not use any specific psychological techniques other than basic therapeutic skills such as empathic listening and asking for clarifications.
And finally, if we are really going to have this honest conversation on how and what this country owes black people, I feel very strongly that every black person should receive a therapist as part of any reparations package.
Participants in the control group receive similar online therapist support without any treatment modules.
Individuals who complete the program do not receive a family therapist certificate, but they do receive confirmation that they have finished the course.
Eligible participants were randomly allocated to receive 10-week therapist guided iCBT or a 10-week control condition (online supportive therapy).
