Table 1 Study characteristics (CB approaches)
From: Patient experiences of psychological therapy for depression: a qualitative metasynthesis
Study | Therapy | Sessions (n x duration + number of follow-ups) | Data collection (time after end-of-treatment) | Country | Age (range or mean) | Sample size | % female | Key demographics (where available) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allen et al. (2009) [19] | FtF; Group; MBCT | 8 × 2 h + 4 | 12 months | UK | 37–66 | 20 | 85 | 100% white |
Barnes et al. (2013) [20] | FtF; Individual; CBT | 12–18 × 1 h | 8 weeks | UK | 18–75 | 26 | 62 | |
Beattie et al. (2009) [21] | Remote; Individual; CBT | 10 | 0–2 weeks | UK | 20–69 | 24 | 71 | |
Bendelin et al. (2011) [22] | Remote; Individual; CBT | over 8 weeks | 6 months | Sweden | 20–62 | 12 | 42 | 100% native Swedish |
Boggs JM et al. (2014) [23] | Remote; group; MBCT | 8 × 1–1.5 h | End-of-treatment | USA | 46.89 | 38 | 71 | 89.5% white |
Choi et al. (2014) [24] | FtF or Remote; Individual; PST | 6 | 36 weeks | USA | 62.43 | 42 | 81 | 52% black/Hispanic Low income homebound older adults |
Cramer et al. (2011) [25] | FtF; Group; CBT/PST | 12 + 2 | 1–14 weeks | UK | 30–55 | 20 | 100 | Deprived areas |
Fathi et al. (2016) [26] | FtF; Group or Individual; CBT | Group: 17 × 2 h Individual: 17 × 1 h | 0, 1 & 6 months | Austria | 30–60 | 23 | 65 | Iranian migrants |
Finucane and Mercer (2006) [27] | FtF; Group; MBCT | 8 | 3 months | UK | 29–59 | 13 | 77 | |
French et al. (2017) [28] | FtF; Individual; CBT | 12–18 × 1 h | Approx 4 years | UK | 28–70 | 20 | 55 | |
Gerhards et al. (2011) [29] | Remote; Individual; CBT | 8 + 1 | 0–12 months | Netherlands | 43.6 | 18 | 50 | |
Glasman et al. (2004) [16] | FtF; Group or Individual; CBT | 6 weeks - 6 years (median 4.5 months) | 3–10 months | UK | 26–68 | 9 | 44 | 100% white |
Glueckauf et al. (2012) [30] | FtF or Remote; Group and Individual; CBT | 12 × 1 h (7 group+ 5 individual) | During | USA | 58.09 | 10 | African American dementia caregivers | |
Heilemann et al. (2016) [31] | FtF; Individual; schema therapy | 8 × 2 h | 3 months | USA | 31 | 8 | 100 | Low income 2nd generation Latinas |
Holst et al. (2017) [32] | Remote; Individual; CBT | 12 weeks | 1–36 months | Sweden | 27–68 | 13 | 54 | |
Kahlon et al. (2014) [33] | FtF; Individual; CBT | Unspecified | During | UK | 19–54 | 7 | 71% white | |
Knowles et al. (2015) [34] | Remote; Individual; CBT | 6–8 | 4 months | UK | 29–69 | 36 | 72 | 94% white |
Lillevoll et al. (2013) [35] | FtF and Remote; Individual; CBT | 5 online + 7 face-to-face x30mins | End-of-treatment | Norway | 22–61 | 14 | 64 | |
Mason and Hargreaves (2001) [36] | FtF; Group; MBCT | Unspecified | 0–30 months | UK | 24–59 | 7 | 71 | |
Murphy and Lahtinen (2015) [37] | FtF; Group; MBCT | 8 × 2 h | 3–12 months | UK | 41–60 | 6 | 83 | 83% White |
Schuling et al. (2018) [38] | FtF; Group; MBCL | 8 × 2.5h | End-of-treatment | Netherlands | 37–71 | 17 | 88 | |
Smith et al. (2007) [39] | FtF; Group; MBCT | 8 × 2 h | 0 & 1 year | UK | 65–88 | 38 | White British older people | |
Straarup and Poulsen (2015) [40] | FtF; Individual; CBT or MCT | 24 × 50 mins | Unspecified | Denmark | 20–35 | 6 | 67 | |
Williams et al. (2018) [41] | FtF; Group; MBCT | 8 × 2 h | 0 & 6 months | UK | 65–78 | 13 | 69 | older people |
Wong (2011) [42] | FtF; Group; CBT | 10 × 2.5 h | End-of-treatment | Hong Kong | 36.5 | 20 | 80 | Chinese |