SaveMySkin: An Internet-based self-help intervention for skin picking. Study protocol for a randomized pilot study

IntroductionRegardless of the healthcare setting, person-centred care and its implementation in caring for older people are a central issue for those who are responsible as professional caregivers and for those in need of care within the care process. Both aspects encompass the possibility of recognising personal preferences. To provide person-centred care, professional caregivers need to know about the individual preferences of the persons being cared for. Therefore, the PELI (an acronym for ‘Preferences for Everyday Living Inventory’) instrument was developed at the Polisher Research Institute (USA) for the systematic recording of individual preferences of older people in need of care. There is currently no comparable instrument available in the German language.MethodsAs part of the proposed project PELI-D, all versions of the original PELI instrument (nursing home version) were (1) culture-sensitively translated into German and will be (2) examined in a pilot study for their reliability, feasibility and practicability. For the project PELI-D, we worked together with our practice partners in Germany (Diaconia and Caritas in North Rhine-Westphalia) and collaborated with our partners in the USA who developed the PELI instrument. This study protocol focuses on the pilot study, which will be conducted by the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) (site Witten).Ethics and disseminationThis study was approved by the internal quality control committee of the DZNE (ID number: WI029 PELI-D) and by the ethics committee of the German Society of Nursing Science Duisburg branch office (ID number: 18-010). All personal information will be deidentified with a specific identification code and stored in a secured location apart from the rest of the study data. Only qualified and study-related staff will be allowed access to the data. The results of the study will be distributed nationally and internationally through peer-reviewed journals, conferences and journals for nursing care practice.

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Computer-aided self-help for phobia/panic via internet at home: A pilot study

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.184.5.448 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 184 (5) ◽

pp. 448-449 ◽

Cited By ~ 45

Author(s):

Mark Kenwright ◽

Isaac M. Marks ◽

Lina Gega ◽

David Mataix-Cols

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Panic Disorder ◽

Open Study ◽

The Internet ◽

Face To Face ◽

Self Help ◽

Computer Aided ◽

Therapist Support ◽

At Home ◽

Help System

SummaryIn an open study, ten people with phobia or panic disorder who could not travel repeatedly to a therapist accessed a computer-aided exposure self-help system (Fear Fighter) at home on the internet with brief therapist support by telephone. They improved significantly, and their outcome and satisfaction resembled those in patients with similar disorders who used Fear Fighter in clinics with brief face-to-face therapist support.

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Vorvida: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial testing the effectiveness of Internet-based self-help program for the reduction of alcohol consumption for adults

BMC Psychiatry ◽

10.1186/s12888-016-0725-9 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Jördis M. Zill ◽

Björn Meyer ◽

Janine Topp ◽

Anne Daubmann ◽

Martin Härter ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Randomized Controlled Trial ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Study Protocol ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Self Help ◽

Trial Testing

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Pilot study on increased adherence to physical activity on prescription (PAP) through mindfulness: study protocol

Trials ◽

10.1186/s13063-018-2932-9 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Peter Nymberg ◽

Eva Ekvall Hansson ◽

Emelie Stenman ◽

Susanna Calling ◽

Kristina Sundquist ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Study Protocol

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Reflexive nominal compounds

Studies in Language ◽

10.1075/sl.35.1.04koe ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 35 (1) ◽

pp. 112-127 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ekkehard König

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Detailed Analysis ◽

Self Control ◽

Semantic Type ◽

Self Assessment ◽

Self Help ◽

Transitive Verbs ◽

Nominal Compounds ◽

Multiple Uses ◽

Semantic Types

This paper presents a detailed analysis of reflexive nominal compounds like self-assessment in English and their counterparts in nine other languages, whose number and use has strongly increased in these languages over the last several decades. The first component of these compounds is shown to be related to intensifiers like selbst in German and its cognate form self- in English, whose multiple uses also underlie different semantic types of reflexive compounds (self-help vs. self-control), whereas the second component typically derives from transitive verbs. Among the central problems discussed in this paper are the question of the productivity of these compounds and the possibility of deriving their meaning in a compositional fashion. The parameters of variation manifested by the sample of languages under comparison in this pilot study concern inter alia the form of the intensifier (native or borrowed, one or two), the semantic type, and the lexical category of the resultant compound.

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Computerised cognitive–behavioural therapy for depression in adolescents: 12-month outcomes of a UK randomised controlled trial pilot study

BJPsych Open ◽

10.1192/bjo.2019.91 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Barry Wright ◽

Lucy Tindall ◽

Rebecca Hargate ◽

Victoria Allgar ◽

Dominic Trépel ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Cost Effectiveness ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ◽

Care Pathway ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Behavioural Therapy ◽

Self Help ◽

Cognitive Behavioural ◽

Randomised Controlled

Background Computerised cognitive–behavioural therapy (CCBT) in the care pathway has the potential to improve access to psychological therapies and reduce waiting lists within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, however, more randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are needed to assess this. Aims This single-centre RCT pilot study compared a CCBT program (Stressbusters) with an attention control (self-help websites) for adolescent depression at referral to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of CCBT (trial registration: ISRCTN31219579). Method The trial ran within community and clinical settings. Adolescents (aged 12–18) presenting to their primary mental health worker service for low mood/depression support were assessed for eligibility at their initial appointment, 139 met inclusion criteria (a 33-item Mood and Feelings Questionnaire score of ≥20) and were randomised to Stressbusters (n = 70) or self-help websites (n = 69) using remote computerised single allocation. Participants completed mood, quality of life (QoL) and resource-use measures at intervention completion, and 4 and 12 months post-intervention. Changes in self-reported measures and completion rates were assessed by group. Results There was no significant difference between CCBT and the website group at 12 months. Both showed improvements on all measures. QoL measures in the intervention group showed earlier improvement compared with the website group. Costs were lower in the intervention group but the difference was not statistically significant. The cost-effectiveness analysis found just over a 65% chance of Stressbusters being cost-effective compared with websites. The 4-month follow-up results from the initial feasibility study are reported separately. Conclusions CCBT and self-help websites may both have a place in the care pathway for adolescents with depression.

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The use of qualitative approach to detect and assess potential drug-drug interactions which may decrease the effectiveness of oral contraceptives – pilot study and literature review

Journal of Medical Science ◽

10.20883/medical.e73 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 83 (3) ◽

pp. 238-243

Author(s):

Karolina Kilińska ◽

Magdalena Cerbin-Koczorowska ◽

Arleta Matschay ◽

Michał Mierzwicki ◽

Karolina Chmaj-Wierzchowska

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Drug Interactions ◽

Oral Contraceptives ◽

Study Protocol ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Potential Drug ◽

Inclusion Criteria ◽

Medicinal Products ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Unintended Pregnancies

Aim. The aim of the pilot study was to assess the effectiveness of the tool designed for detecting potential drug-drug interactions of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) with particular emphasis on those which can affect their contraceptive action. A proper study protocol design seems to be essential for further analysis of more data and for establishing correlations between observed interactions and demographic variables.Material and methods. The cross-sectional descriptive, retrospective study was carried out on Polish females from March to May 2013. Gathered data, including products used concomitantly with contraceptive drugs, were derived electronically by patients and underwent thematic analysis.Results. Out of 49 respondents who agreed to participate in the study and fit the inclusion criteria only 15 derived qualitative data about other medicinal products they used. However, some of them sent their monthly report more than once, which gave the total of 158 drugs listed in 25 forms gathered during the whole pilot study. Fifty-three potential drug interactions were found, including 13 (24.53%) which could have decreased the effectiveness of contraceptive drugs.Conclusions. Continuation of the study in accordance with the study protocol will result in identification of common potential drug-related problems, which may enable development of an educational solution for gynecologists, pharmacists and patients increasing their awareness of the potential risk of contraceptive failures and unintended pregnancies.

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