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ArticleNpj mental health research2024

Efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral digital therapeutic on psychosocial outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis: randomized controlled trial.

Linda T Betz, Gitta A Jacob, Johannes Knitza, Michaela Koehm, Frank Behrens

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Article in Npj mental health research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Linda T BetzResearch Department, GAIA, Hamburg, Germany. linda.betz@gaia-group.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1741-4069
Gitta A JacobResearch Department, GAIA, Hamburg, Germany.
Johannes KnitzaInstitute for Digital Medicine, University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9695-0657
Michaela KoehmFraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3579-5574
Frank BehrensFraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8750-7186

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cognitive behavioral therapy improves psychosocial outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but access is limited. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral digital therapeutic, reclarit, on psychosocial outcomes in adult RA patients with impaired health-related quality of life. Participants were randomized to reclarit plus treatment as usual (TAU) or TAU plus educational and informational material (active control). The primary outcome was SF-36 mental (MCS) and physical (PCS) component summary scores at 3 months, with additional assessments at 6 months. reclarit significantly improved SF-36 MCS scores compared to control (mean difference 3.3 [95% CI 0.7, 5.9]; p = 0.014), with high user satisfaction and sustained improvements at 6 months. Depression, anxiety, fatigue, and social/work functioning also improved significantly, while SF-36 PCS, pain, and disability scores did not differ. In conclusion, reclarit offers immediate, effective, evidence-based and personalized psychological support for RA patients.

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PMID39227501
PMCPMC11371912

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