Online psychotherapy for psychological symptoms in COVID-19
Citation: Shatri H, Prabu OG, Tetrasiwi EN, et al. The role of online psychotherapy in COVID-19: an evidence based clinical review. Acta Medica Indonesiana. 2021;53(3):352-9.
Language: Abstract available in ID and EN. Full text available in EN.
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Funding sources: Nothing noted.
What is this? In this systematic review, the authors searched for studies of psychotherapy teleconsultations among patients with COVID-19. They searched in December 2020 for articles published in English or Indonesian. The authors found two studies from China (89 people).
What was found: One study was internet-based, the other used WeChat for individual counselling. In both studies, teleconsultation reduced anxiety and depression in patients with COVID-19.
Implications: The authors stated that teleconsultations offered several benefits and could be applied more broadly to support psychological well-being.
Other considerations: The authors of the review did not discuss their findings in the context of issues relating to health equity.
This summary was written by Joly Ghanawi, checked by Sydney Johnson and finalized by William Summerskill.