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Online-Ressource
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2625-3410
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Abstract: Background: Research on cultural adaptation of psychological interventions indicates that a higher level of adaptation is associated with a higher effect size of the intervention. However, direct comparisons of different levels of adaptations are scarce. Aims: This study used a smartphone-based self-help programme called Step-by-Step (Albanian: Hap-pas-Hapi) for the treatment of psychological distress among Albanian-speaking immigrants in Switzerland and Germany. Two levels of cultural adaptation (i.e., surface vs. deep structure adaptation) were compared. We hypothesised that the deep structure adaptation would enhance the acceptance and efficacy of the intervention. Method: We conducted a two-arm, single-blind randomised controlled trial. Inclusion criteria were good command of the Albanian language, age above 18, and elevated psychological distress (Kessler Psychological Distress Scale score above 15). Primary outcome measures were the total score of the Hopkins Symptom Checklis.... https://cpe.psychopen.eu/index.php/cpe/article/view/2743
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volume:6
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number:2
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day:28
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month:06
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year:2024
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Clinical psychology in Europe, Trier : PsychOpen GOLD, Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID), [2019]-, 6, Heft 2 (28.06.2024), 2625-3410
Language:
English
URN:
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2407200512384.326882523048
URL:
https://doi.org/10.32872/cpe.2743
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https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:101:1-2407200512384.326882523048
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https://d-nb.info/1336296380/34
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https://cpe.psychopen.eu/index.php/cpe/article/view/2743/11637