Mary-Rose Birch

ORCID: 0000-0001-5829-5831
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Research Areas
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research

National Council for Palliative Care
2022

Black Dog Institute
2013-2016

UNSW Sydney
2013-2015

Mobile phone-based psychological interventions enable real time self-monitoring and self-management, large-scale dissemination. However, few studies have focussed on mild-to-moderate symptoms where public health need is greatest, none targeted work social functioning. This study reports outcomes of a CONSORT-compliant randomised controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the efficacy myCompass, self-guided treatment delivered via mobile phone computer, designed reduce depression, anxiety stress,...

10.1186/1471-244x-13-312 article EN cc-by BMC Psychiatry 2013-11-18

Studies of Internet-delivered psychotherapies suggest that clients report development a therapeutic alliance in the Internet environment. Because majority interventions studied to date have been therapist-assisted some degree, it remains unclear whether can develop within context an self-guided intervention with no therapist support, and this has consequences for program outcomes.This study reports findings secondary analysis data from 90 participants mild-to-moderate depression, anxiety,...

10.2196/mental.4656 article EN cc-by JMIR Mental Health 2016-02-25

Importance Chronic breathlessness is common in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Regular, low-dose, extended-release morphine may relieve breathlessness, but evidence about its efficacy and dosing needed. Objective To determine the effect of different doses on worst COPD after 1 week treatment. Design, Setting, Participants Multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial including (defined as a modified Medical Research Council score 3 to 4)...

10.1001/jama.2022.20206 article EN JAMA 2022-11-22

Internet-delivered mental health (eMental Health) interventions produce treatment effects similar to those observed in face-to-face treatment. However, there is a large degree of variation from program program, and eMental Health remain somewhat black box terms the mechanisms by which they exert their therapeutic benefit. Trials typically use sample sizes therefore provide an ideal context within systematically investigate benefit specific features. Furthermore, growth impact mobile phone...

10.2196/mental.3573 article EN cc-by JMIR Mental Health 2015-03-04
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