title: Internet-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Psychological Distress Experienced by People With Hearing Problems: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Psychological distress and psychiatric symptoms are prevalent among people with hearing loss or other audiological conditions, but psychological interventions for these groups are rare. This article describes the study protocol for a randomized controlled trial for evaluating the effect of a psychological treatment delivered over the Internet for individuals with hearing problems and concurrent psychological distress.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants who are significantly distressed will be randomized to either an 8-week Internet-delivered acceptance-based cognitive behavioral therapy (i.e., acceptance and commitment therapy [ACT]), or wa it-list control. We aim to include measures of distress associated with hearing difficulties, anxiety, and depression. In addition, we aim to measure acceptance associated with hearing difficulties as well as quality of life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of the trial may further our understanding of how to best treat people who present problems with both psychological distress and hearing in using the Internet.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Molander
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hesser
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weineland
authors.forename: Kajsa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bergwall
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buck
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hansson-Malmlöf
authors.forename: Henning
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lantz
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lunner
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Andersson
mesh_terms: D064869:Acceptance and Commitment Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods