Pilot Study on the Clinical Usefulness and Acceptability of the Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Online and Group format in Argentina

• MILAGROS CELLERI ^[1] ; CAMILA FLORENCIA CREMADES ^[1] ; RODRIGO LAUTARO ROJAS ^[1] ; CRISTIAN JAVIER GARAY ^[1] ; JORGE OSMA ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Buenos Aires

     Universidad de Buenos Aires

     Argentina

     
• Localización: Acción psicológica, ISSN 1578-908X, Vol. 19, Nº. 2, 2022 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Protocolo Unificado), págs. 63-80
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5944/ap.19.2.37004
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Estudio piloto sobre la utilidad clínica y aceptabilidad del Protocolo Unificado para el tratamiento transdiagnóstico de trastornos emocionales en formato online y grupal en Argentina
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  • español

    El objetivo del presente estudio fue aportar evidencia sobre la utilidad clínica preliminar y la satisfacción con el tratamiento del Protocolo Unificado (PU) de Barlow et al. (2011), aplicado en formato grupal y online en adultos con trastornos emocionales en Argentina. Para tal fin se realizó un estudio no controlado con medidas pre y post-tratamiento. El grupo estuvo formado por siete participantes con sintomatología del espectro ansioso-depresiva. La intervención consistió en 11 sesiones semanales sincrónicos de 90 minutos realizados en una plataforma virtual. Los resultados mostraron una reducción significativa en los niveles de depresión, desesperanza, dificultades en la regulación emocional y afecto negativo, y un aumento significativo en la calidad de vida. A su vez, se observaron tamaños del efecto grandes para depresión, ansiedad, desesperanza, dificultades en la regulación emocional y afecto negativo. Los resultados preliminares del presente estudio sobre la utilidad clínica y aceptabilidad del uso del PU en formato grupal y online en población argentina son prometedores

  • English

    The aim of the present study was to provide evidence on the preliminary clinical usefulness and treatment satisfac-tion with the Unified Protocol (UP) designed by Barlow et al. (2011), applied in group and online format in adults with emotional disorders in Argentina. To this end, a non-controlled study was conducted with pre-and post-treat-ment measurements. The group included seven participants with symptoms belonging to the anxiety-depression spectrum. The intervention consisted of 11 weekly 90-mi-nute synchronic meetings held on an online platform. The results showed a significant reduction in participants’ lev-els of depression, hopelessness, emotional regulation dif-ficulties, and negative affect, as well as a significant in-crease in their quality of life. In turn, large effect sizes were found for depression, anxiety, hopelessness, emo-tional regulation difficulties, and negative affect. The pre-liminary findings in this study are promising as regards the UP’s clinical usefulness and utilization acceptability in online group format for Argentina’s population.

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