TY - JOUR
AU - Carney, Paul
AB - Objective: Assess the effects of videoconferencing-based counseling on the psychosocial functioning of rural teenagers with epilepsy. Setting:University and rural communities. Participants:Twenty-two teenagers with epilepsy and their parents. Interventions:Six sessions of home-based video counseling, home-based speakerphone counseling, or office-based counseling. Main Outcome Measures:Problem severity and frequency, Social Skills Rating System, modified Working Alliance Inventory, and treatment adherence. Results:Teenagers and parents reported significant reductions in both problem severity and frequency across all 3 conditions from pre- to post-6th session to the 6-month follow-up. Parents reported significant increases in prosocial behaviors from pre- to post-6th session to follow-up. In contrast, both parents and teachers reported no change in problem behaviors over time. No differences in adherence were found across the 3 modalities. Overall therapeutic alliance was high but varied as a function of family member and treatment. Conclusions:Mode of delivery did not influence initial treatment outcomes or adherence.
TI - Videoconferencing-Based Family Counseling for Rural Teenagers With Epilepsy: Phase 1 Findings
JF - Rehabilitation Psychology
DO - 10.1037/0090-5550.47.1.49
DA - 2002-02-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/videoconferencing-based-family-counseling-for-rural-teenagers-with-jWrr9c9zHs
SP - 49
EP - 72
VL - 47
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -