Participants from a polychronic population (living with either type 2 diabetes, CVD, or obesity) joined a 12-week therapist-supported, app-based cognitive behavioral therapy program. They achieved the following average outcomes:
Mental health outcomes in 12 weeks:
- 74.5% of participants experienced a clinically significant reduction in depressive symptom severity
- 57.7% of participants experienced a clinically significant improvement in anxiety scores
Physical health outcomes in 9 months:
Greater engagement was associated with improvement in depressive symptoms.
3x greater average percentage weight loss (4.5% with CBT-based program versus 1.5% without CBT-based program)
Research
Venkatesan, A.,Forster, B., Rao, P., Miller, M., Scahill, M. (2022). Improvements in Depression Outcomes Following a Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention in a Polychronic Population: Retrospective Study. JMIR Form Res, 6(7), e38005.
