Cognitive Telephone Group Therapy with Physically Disabled Elderly Persons

Telephone counselling in Australia: applications and considerations for use

“…Positive features include enhanced client access (Evans et al, 1986;Swinson et al, 1995), the provision of immediate crisis support when required (Coman, 1996(Coman, , 1997Hunt, 1993) and the ability to provide support between face-to-face counselling sessions (Coman, 1996(Coman, , 1997Flynn et al, 1992). The anonymity that telephone counselling affords participants is another advantage (Evans et al, 1984(Evans et al, , 1986. Telephone counselling has enabled service providers to provide services to a larger number of clients with a reduction in costs and overheads per client (Springer, 1991;Swinson et al, 1995).…”

“…A major benefit of telephone counselling is that people who would otherwise be deprived of professional services are able to access services with minimal disruption to their lives. The telephone has proved useful in the delivery of counselling to physically disabled people, where it is sometimes the only viable intervention for severely disabled clients (Evans, Smith, Werkhoven, Fox & Pritzl, 1986;Swinson et al, 1995;Zhu et al, 1996). Springer (1991) and Hines (1994) also emphasise the improved access that telephones provide when clients in group situations are physically removed from one another.…”

“…Anonymity afforded to clients is another important feature of telephone counselling (Evans et al, 1984(Evans et al, , 1986. Clients who are well known in a rural community may be reluctant to seek face-to-face counselling from services located within the community.…”

Online Self-Management in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Patient-Centered Model Application

“…35 Technology has the potential to expand the reach of health programs to new and broader audiences and reduce environmental barriers to healthcare. 36 ''Low-tech,'' telephone-based, counseling has been shown to decrease depressive symptoms and improve social participation 26,37,38 and treatment adherence. 39 ''Virtual groups'' or ''online communities'' can be used to connect people with similar health-related concerns and improve QOL, social connectedness, and health outcomes.…”

Telephone-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Telephone-delivered CBT has been shown to significantly reduce depressive symptoms, 1 -4 reduce mortality and improve quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure, 5 provide psychosocial support for patients with cancer 6 and provide familial support for patients with HIV/AIDS. 7 Furthermore, telephone-delivered CBT has been shown to improve social skills and mood in people with physical disabilities, 8 aid smoking cessation, 9 -12 be a potentially cost-effective method of treating people with osteoarthritis 13 and improve medication adherence in people with diabetes. 14 Psychological factors are known to affect various physiological processes through behaviours, hormonal changes or the central nervous system, and interventions often employ telephone-delivered CBT in patients with health problems.…”