@article{ref1,
title="Analysis of the components of a cognitive-behavioral intervention for the prevention of depression administered via conference call to nonprofessional caregivers: a randomized controlled trial",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2020",
author="Vázquez, Fernando L. and López, Lara and Torres, Ángela J. and Otero, Patricia and Blanco, Vanessa and Díaz, Olga and Páramo, Mario",
volume="17",
number="6",
pages="e2067-e2067",
abstract="Effective and accessible interventions for indicated prevention of depression are necessary and lacking, especially for informal caregivers. Although telephone-based interventions could increase the accessibility for caregivers, randomized controlled trials are scarce, with no examination of prevention to date. Moreover, the efficacy of specific therapeutic components in preventive cognitive-behavioral programs is unknown. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a telephone-administered psychological preventive intervention in informal caregivers with high depressive symptoms. A total of 219 caregivers were randomized to a cognitive-behavioral conference call intervention (CBCC, <i>n</i> = 69), a behavioral-activation conference call intervention (BACC, <i>n</i> = 70), or a usual care control group (CG, <i>n</i> = 80). Both interventions consisted of five 90-minute group sessions. At the post-intervention, incidence of depression was lower in CBCC and BACC compared to CG (1.5% and 1.4% vs. 8.8%). Relative risk was 0.17 for the CBCC and 0.16 for the BACC, and the number-needed-to-treat was 14 in both groups. Depressive symptoms were significantly lower in BACC and BACC groups compared to CG (<i>d</i> = 1.16 and 1.29), with no significant differences between CBCC and BACC groups. The conference call intervention was effective in preventing depression and the behavioral-activation component (BACC) was comparable to the CBCC intervention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph17062067",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17062067"
}