Date of Award:
12-2009
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Human Development and Family Studies
Department name when degree awarded
Family, Consumer, and Human Development
Committee Chair(s)
D. Kim Openshaw
Committee
D. Kim Openshaw
Committee
Scot M. Allgood
Committee
Kay Bradford
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine change in symptoms of anxiety and satisfaction experienced by participants who received acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) by using technologically assisted psychotherapeutic interventions (TAPI). TAPI utilizes the internet as a medium to make mental health services available and accessible to people residing in rural communities. The participants in this study were women who were experiencing severe levels of anxiety and lived in a rural community. Measures were taken at three different points in the study (pretherapy, posttherapy, and 6-months posttherapy). Participants received therapy over the internet via Macromedia Breeze videoconferencing to reduce symptoms of an anxiety disorder. Seven women from rural Utah communities volunteered to participate in the study.
This study found that symptoms of anxiety were reduced immediately posttherapy and that the change was sustained 6-months posttherapy. In regards to the satisfaction, participants indicated high levels of satisfaction with their TAPI experience. This high level of satisfaction was maintained 6-months posttherapy.
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Recommended Citation
Farmer, Benjamin K., "A Pilot Study Examining the Use of Technologically Assisted Psychotherapeutic Intervention in the Delivery of Therapy to Women with Anxiety Residing in Rural Utah Communities" (2009). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 511.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/511
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