ICBT Group
depressive, anxiety
ADVERSE EVENTS
The research team developed an ICBT intervention delivered through a Chinese WeChat mini-program called The ICBT group also received general support from trained nonspecialists (ie, any type of health worker, like a nurse, lay health worker, or medical social worker, who is not a specialist in mental health) via telephone or WeChat to remind and encourage them to complete the ICBT modules on time and to manage any technical problems with the program. We conducted systematic training for nonspecialists before the start of this study, including the intervention process and purpose, the use and background management of the ICBT program, the identification and reporting of adverse events, and the communication skills with participants. The principle of general support was not to provide any form of psychotherapy. The ICBT program also included a module of symptom self-assessment so that users could monitor and adjust their depressive or anxiety symptoms by themselves. A week after finishing all modules, participants were asked to complete the online posttreatment assessment.