Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Change in quality of life and their predictors in the long-term follow-up after group cognitive behavioral therapy for social anxiety disorder: a prospective cohort study | Watanabe et al. BMC Psychiatry 2010 10 81 http 1471-244X 10 81 BMC Psychiatry RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Change in quality of life and their predictors in the long-term follow-up after group cognitive behavioral therapy for social anxiety disorder a prospective cohort study 1 1 1 1 1 r- S 1 Norio Watanabe Toshi A Furukawa Junwen Chen Yoshihiro Kinoshita Yumi Nakano Sei Ogawa Tadashi Funayama1 Tetsuji Ietsugu2 Yumiko Noda1 Abstract Background Social anxiety disorder SAD is one of the most common anxiety disorders. The efficacy of cognitive behaviour therapy CBT has been examined but to date its effects on Quality of Life QoL have not been appropriately evaluated especially in the long term. The study aimed to examine in the long term what aspects of Quality of Life QoL changed among social anxiety disorder SAD patients treated with group cognitive behaviour therapy CBT and what predictors at baseline were associated with QoL. Methods Outpatients diagnosed with SAD were enrolled into group CBT and assessed at follow-ups for up to 12 months in a typical clinical setting. QoL was evaluated using the Short Form 36. Various aspects of SAD symptomatology were also assessed. Each of the QoL domains and scores on symptomatology were quantified and compared with those at baseline. Baseline predictors of QoL outcomes at follow-up were investigated. Results Fifty-seven outpatients were enrolled into group CBT for SAD 48 completed the whole program and 44 and 40 completed assessments at the 3-month and 12-month follow-ups respectively. All aspects of SAD symptomatology and psychological subscales of the QoL showed statistically significant improvement throughout follow-ups for up to 12 months. In terms of social functioning no statistically significant improvement was observed at either follow-up point except for post-treatment. No consistently significant pre-treatment predictors were observed. Conclusions After group CBT SAD symptomatology and some .
