Structured coaching interventions for anxiety and depressive disorders in Primary Care: A randomized controlled trial
María del Pino Pérez García, Juan Francisco García Granado, Jose Luis Hernández Fletas, Noemi María Domínguez Hernández, Pedro Saavedra Santana · 2026
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Description
Coaching is rarely tested as a treatment for anxiety and depression in everyday clinics. Pérez García and co-authors run a small pilot trial with thirty adults in a Spanish primary care center. Patients were split among usual care, five weekly face-to-face coaching sessions, and the same sessions by phone. The coaching followed the GROW model, and outcomes were checked at one and five months.
Both coaching groups cut anxiety more than usual care, with in-person sessions stronger at first and phone sessions holding up better later. Depression scores did not change clearly, and quality of life rose in all groups alike. The authors call for a larger trial.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | María del Pino Pérez García, Juan Francisco García Granado, Jose Luis Hernández Fletas, Noemi María Domínguez Hernández, Pedro Saavedra Santana |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |