F32 F43
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Interventional = smartphone intervention to treat symptoms of depression and psychological trauma.
Group 2: Wait-list control group = no additional intervention within the framework of the st
Sponsors
University Medical Center Hamburg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • consent to participate in study (informed consent) • sufficient understanding of the Serbian language • willingness to participate in two assessment • Sufficient understanding of Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian language • Willingness to participate in two online surveys • Willingness to participate in a four-week smartphone intervention • Willingness to provide an (anonymous) email address • Symptoms of depression
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • lifetime schizophrenia (F.20) or bipolar disorder • severe neuropsychological disease • acute suicidal tendencies
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient Health Questionnaire – 9 (PHQ-9) is a diagnostic instrument of 9-item setting to screen for the persistence and severity of depression. It is designed for use with adults in assessing and monitoring each of the 9 DSM-4 criteria for major depressive disorder (baseline, post after 4 weeks). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5) is a measure developed at the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to screen for traumatic events in respondent’s lifetime and facilitate the diagnosis of PTSD (baseline, post). The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5) is a self-report measure of PTSD symptoms also developed at the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Purposes of the instrument are: monitoring symptoms change during and after treatment, screening individuals for PTSD, making a provisional PTSD diagnosis (baseline, post). The Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI; Foa et al., 1999) is a self-report measure of thoughts and beliefs typically associated with trauma. The three subscales of the PTCI include: Negative Cognitions about the Self (negative beliefs regarding him/herself), Negative Cognitions about the World (negative beliefs about others and the safety of the world), and self-blame (blame attributed to the self-regarding the traumatic event) (baseline, post). The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ; Gross, J.J. & John, O.P., 2003) is a scale developed to measure respondent’s tendency to regulate their emotions examined in two forms: 1. Cognitive Reappraisal and 2. Expressive Suppression (baseline, post). The Quality of life assessment (WHOQOL-BREF) was developed detailed by the WHOQL group with fifteen international field centres. This assessment is applicable cross-culturally. The 26 items are grouped into 4 domains: 1. Physical health, 2. Psychological, 3. Social relationships, 4. Environment (baseline, post). Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE) is a self-report inventory for evaluating self-esteem assessing positive and negative feelings about the self (baseline, post). Inventory for the balanced assessment of negative effects of psychotherapy is a self-report instrument accessing negative effects of psychotherapy (post). Subjective Evaluation of the Program: The subjective evaluation of | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSteffen Moritz
University Medical Center Hamburg
Outcome results
None listed