Article title: Treatment Satisfaction with cognitive-behavioural Therapy among Children and Adolescents with
Article title: Treatment Satisfaction with cognitive-behavioural Therapy among Children and Adolescents with Anxiety and Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-synthesis
Description of the purpose
The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) among children and teenagers with depression and anxiety. The study focused on determining their satisfaction level after using the CBT approach (Olsson et al., 2021). With the high worldwide prevalence rate of depression and anxiety, the study purposed to determine the best solution to address these issues and help children and adolescents live a good and pleasant life with the use of CBT.
Explanation of study design
The study design used was quantitative research. The design employed the protocol and registration method. In this design, current reviews comprise all research that focused on the satisfaction and effectiveness of CBT among adolescents and children with depression (Olsson et al., 2021). An inclusion criterion was employed in the studies conducted, and they encompassed randomized controlled trials, quasi-experiments, and several studies that reported CBT treatment effectiveness and satisfaction.
Discussion of sample
The sample group used in the study was adolescents and children of ages between zero and twenty-one who had depression and anxiety disorders. The number of participants in the study was 6631 (Olsson et al., 2021). These participants were obtained from different studies conducted within the given timeframe. The sample comprised male and female participants ranging from four to eighteen years old.
Description of data collection methods
Secondary data collection methods were used. The required data was collected from a search database, which was conducted at Karolinska Institute University Library (Olsson et al., 2021). During the search for the relevant information, databases such as Medline and Web of Science Core Collection were used.
Summary of findings
The study findings indicated a positive outcome with the use of CBT. All the studies reported a significant decrease in depression and anxiety symptoms among the adolescents and children who took part in the research. Randomized Control Trial (RCT) studies showed a greater reduction when compared to those in control condition. In other groups, the result indicated massive changes leading to the conclusion that CBT was more effective as compared to other treatment options (Olsson et al., 2021). Similarly, the analyzed studies indicated a sensible to best information quality, measures, and general outcomes, with high satisfaction levels among adolescents and children. The study’s findings were that every trial in the analysis showed a substantial and positive result, approving the effectiveness of CBT.
The findings of the meta-synthesis and meta-analysis showed that there was reasonable to high contentment with CBT among the participant kids and teens. Their depression and anxiety symptoms were greatly reduced, with some eradicated. Although it was difficult to perform a complete meta-analysis that encompasses every study, the few which were conducted showed a high effectiveness level with the use of CBT among teenagers with depression (Olsson et al., 2021). With the high satisfaction and effectiveness level among adolescents with depression, the use of CBT is recommended and thus, the a great need to embrace it all the time.
Strengths of the study
The first strength of this study is that it is among the current studies which made the first attempt to review data on the use of CBT among teenagers. The review allowed the researchers to recognize regions that they concentrated on while seeking the participants’ viewpoints on the effectiveness of the CBT approach. The second strength is that the study adequately and correctly encompassed data from different databases and used the appropriate search study to find secondary data that addressed the research question (Olsson et al., 2021). The other strength is that the study showed both the effectiveness of CBT and the satisfaction level among the adolescent and children participants.
Limitations of the study
The first limitation of the study is the possibility of selection bias. The use of group consensus methods in the study greatly helped in mitigating this limitation. The second limitation was publication bias. The study never broadened its exploration to grey literature and other kinds of literature since it limited its search to only four databases (Olsson et al., 2021). The other limitation of the study was the inadequate literature on CBT for teens and children with depression. To address this limitation, future research will be performed using homogenous designs like the randomized control trial studies.
Insightful and appropriate recommendations concerning potential application for future practice
The first recommendation is the use of a homogenous design like the randomized control trial studies, which would help provide numerous and diversified data about the use of CBT among youngsters and teenagers having depression. The other recommendation is to pay more attention to reporting quality of treatment, effectiveness, and satisfaction. Additionally, the introduction and use of a checklist for the measure of the effectiveness and contentment with CBT would also be appropriate for future research. The information from this article and the study can be used in future studies of adolescents and children with depression since CBT has proved to be effective as compared to other medical treatments that can be offered for a period of six months.
References
Olsson, N. C., Juth, P., Ragnarsson, E. H., Lundgren, T., Jansson-Fröjmark, M., & Parling, T. (2021). Treatment satisfaction with cognitive-behavioral therapy among children and adolescents with anxiety and depression: A systematic review and meta-synthesis. Journal of behavioral and cognitive therapy, 31(2), 147-191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbct.2020.10.006Links to an external site.
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