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NCT Number: NCT02895308

Motivation and Adherence to Psychotherapy Assignments

The aims of this study are to experimentally investigate and compare whether motivation variables can predict adherence to a prescribed assignment in face-to-face and online interventions using a psychotherapy analogue model.

A total of 100 participants are included in this study and randomized to either a face-to-face or online intervention. Participants in both groups receive a psychoeducation session and are given an assignment for the subsequent week.

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Key information

Conditions

Behavioral Problems Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Child Behavior Health Behavior Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patient Compliance Problem Behavior Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Uppsala University

Uppsala, Uppsala County, 75105, Sweden

About this study

The aims of this study are to investigate (1) participants' different forms of motivations to complete a typical psychotherapy assignment, (2) participants' subsequent adherence to the prescribed assignment and the associations between motivations and adherence and (3) any differences regarding motivations, adherence and their associations between the face-to-face and online conditions.

The hypotheses are that participants in the face-to-face condition will report higher motivation as well as higher adherence to the assignments compared to participants in the online condition, that adherence to the assignment will be positively associated with both autonomous motivation and externally regulated motivation and that adherence to the assignment will be more weakly associated with autonomous motivation in the face-to-face compared to the online condition.

To investigate the association between motivation and adherence to assignments in face-to-face and online settings, this study have a longitudinal randomized design with two conditions. The two conditions are face-to-face psychoeducation with a therapist and online psychoeducation with therapist support. A psychotherapy analogue model with a one-session intervention for a non-clinical population is used. Data is collected at baseline and at seven to nine days follow-up.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • having at least one problematic behavior one wished to understand or change

Exclusion criteria

  • being below 18 years of age, having no access to a mobile phone and the Internet, reporting elevated levels of depressive symptoms or currently attending psychotherapy.

Treatment and study plan

online psychoeducation

Behavioral

The online intervention consists of a psychoeducation component taken from affect focused psychotherapy. In this model, emotions are physiological patterns that are shaped mainly in the context of previous relations. By using the model, patients are helped to better understand their current emotions, behaviors and cognitions. The aim of the intervention used in this study is to provide information about the six basic affects and how they may influence everyday behaviors and well-being in recurring patterns.

Face-to-face psychoeducation

Behavioral

The intervention consists of a psychoeducation component taken from affect focused psychotherapy. In this model, emotions are physiological patterns that are shaped mainly in the context of previous relations. By using the model, patients are helped to better understand their current emotions, behaviors and cognitions. The aim of the intervention used in this study is to provide information about the six basic affects and how they may influence everyday behaviors and well-being in recurring patterns.

Primary outcomes

  1. Adherence to prescribed behavioral assignment

    Time frame: Within 3 days after intervention end.

    The number of prescribed assignments that each participant have completed.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Situational Motivation Scale

    Time frame: Within 3 days after intervention end.

    The SIMS is a self-report measure developed based on the Self-determination theory to measure motivation in experimental tasks.

  2. VAS-scale regarding motivation

    Time frame: Within 3 days after intervention end.

    A Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) measuring homework motivation (scale: 0-100)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Uppsala University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Differences in Motivation and Adherence to a Prescribed Assignment After Face-to-face and Online Psychoeducation: an Experimental Study

Acronym: AIDAII

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2016
First posted
Sep 9, 2016
Registry last updated
Sep 13, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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