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- Title
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Coach Contact During a Brief Online Intervention for Distressed Couples.
- Authors
Roddy, McKenzie K.; Nowlan, Kathryn M.; Doss, Brian D.
- Abstract
The negative impacts of relationship distress on the couple, the family, and the individual are well-known. However, couples are often unable to access effective treatments to combat these effects-including many couples who might be at highest risk for relationship distress. Online self-help interventions decrease the barriers to treatment and provide couples with high quality, research-based programs they can do on their own. Using a combined multiple baseline and randomized design, the present study investigated the effectiveness of the Brief OurRelationship.com (Brief- OR) program with and without staff support in improving relationship distress and individual functioning. Results indicated the program produced significant gains in several areas of relationship functioning; however, these gains were smaller in magnitude than those observed in Full- OR. Furthermore, effects of Brief- OR were not sustained over follow-up. Comparisons between couples randomized to Brief- OR with and without contact with a staff coach indicated that coach contact significantly reduced program noncompletion and improved program effects. Limitations and future directions are discussed.
- Subjects
HEALTH services accessibility; TELEMEDICINE; CLIENT relations; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; COUPLES therapy
- Publication
Family Process, 2017, Vol 56, Issue 4, p835
- ISSN
0014-7370
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/famp.12262