Subthreshold depression
Conditions
Interventions
"Exercise is Medicine" (EIM) program:12-week EIM class
Control Group:Usual care
Sponsors
Joint Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria for this study are 1) aged 18 years or above; 2) screened by the Patient Health Questionnaire depression scale (PHQ-9) with results categorized as subthreshold depression, major depression or no depression.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria are 1) dysthymia with subthreshold depressive symptoms that last for 2 years or more; 2) major depression within the past 6 months, lifetime history of other psychiatric disorders including generalized anxiety disorder, schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder, alcohol or substance abuse, presence of serious suicidal risk and medical illness with a prognosis of less than 6 months to live; 3)patients who are taking antidepressants; 4) patient currently enrolled in any form of psychological interventions for any depressive disorders or symptoms and 5) presence of physical conditions and include the presence of recently diagnosed or uncontrolled cardiovascular diseases or uncontrolled hypertension, metabolic, vascular or neurological conditions.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depressive Symptoms; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety Symptoms ;Quality of Life;Physical activity levels ;Medication use and health service utilization ; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactSamuel Yeung-shan WONG
JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed