Maestría en Psicología Clínica · 2020

Efectividad de un tratamiento de única sesión de activación conductual para reducir síntomas depresivos en cuidadores de personas con enfermedades crónicas.

Resumen

Informal caregivers have a high prevalence of emotional problems, and they often do not receive short and effective psychological treatments. This study aims to evaluate whether the adaptation to Spanish of a single session Behavioral Activation treatment, designed by Read et al. (2016), can reduce depression and stress, and increase general well-being in a Colombian sample of caregivers. A quasi-experimental design of repeated measures with a non-equivalent control group was used. Significant differences were found between the groups in posttest measurements in Depression-DASS-21, BADS-SF, SWLS and EROS; the repeated measures analysis of the experimental group showed significant differences in Depression-DASS-21, Avoidance-BADS-SF, Stress-DASS-21, SWLS and EROS. The findings show that this treatment can be effective in the short term, but its effects are reduced in two months. The reasons for this phenomenon are analyzed and new lines of research and treatment strengthening are suggested.

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