Ting Kin Ng|Daniel Fu Keung Wong
The efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for Chinese people: A meta-analysis
University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong
past decade cognitive behavioral therapy applied increasingly wider range disorders problems chinese societies however metaanalysis conducted synthesize studies cognitive behavioral therapy chinese clients purpose metaanalytic study examine overall efficacy cognitive behavioral therapy chinese peoplea literature search conducted using electronic databases including web science psycinfo pubmed pooled mean effect sizes calculated using randomeffects modelthe literature search identified 55 studies 6763 chinese participants overall shortterm effect cognitive behavioral therapy primary outcome medium size effect sizes medium anxiety depressionwellbeing caregiving stress small psychotic symptoms addictive behaviors effects cognitive behavioral therapy process variables dysfunctional thoughts coping small range overall longerterm effect cognitive behavioral therapy primary outcome medium size moderator analyses showed shortterm effect stronger culturally adapted cognitive behavioral therapy unadapted cognitive behavioral therapy type primary outcome type control group recruitment method study design format delivery region found moderate efficacy cognitive behavioral therapythe findings study provide evidence overall efficacy cognitive behavioral therapy chinese people benefit cultural adaptation cognitive behavioral therapy chinese culture