title: Evaluating an online support package delivered within a disability unemployment service: study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Mental health problems such as anxiety and depression are known to be higher in those who are unemployed. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a recognised support for people with such problems and can improve the ability of people to get back to work.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants with symptoms of low mood will be recruited from the disability employment service, Remploy. Participants will receive either immediate or delayed access to an online CBT-based life skills intervention, the "Living Life" package. The primary end point will be at 3 months when the delayed group will be offered the intervention. This feasibility study will test the trial design and assess recruitment, retention, acceptability and adherence, as well as providing efficacy data.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study will inform the design and sample size for a future full randomised controlled trial (RCT) which will be carried out to determine the effectiveness of the online package in improving mood and employment status.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN10316077.
authors.affiliation: Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, 1st Floor Admin Building, 1055 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0XH Scotland.
authors.forename: Carrie-Anne
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: McClay
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Directorate, Cree West, Crichton Hall, Dumfries, DG1 4TG Scotland.
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rae
authors.affiliation: General Practice & Primary Care, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, 1 Horslethill Road, Glasgow, G12 9LX Scotland.
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.affiliation: Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, Boyd Orr Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ Scotland.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McConnachie
authors.affiliation: Remploy, 22-24 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9BN Scotland.
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maxwell
authors.affiliation: Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, 1st Floor Admin Building, 1055 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0XH Scotland.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Williams
keywords: Anxiety; Bibliotherapy; Depression; Disability; Guided self-help; Low mood; Online; Stress; Unemployment; cCBT