Depression Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
This intervention comprises a self-help website, containing six activities to promote strengths, positive emotion and social connections for people with depression. The activities in the website are a
Sponsors
East London NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged over 18 years 2. Have regular access to the internet 3. Have sufficient command of English to complete the measures 4. Endorse one of the Whooley screening items for depression 5. Have capacity to consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: This study has no exclusion criteria as the aim is to be as inclusive as possible. A recent review into how exclusion criteria are used in depression treatment research found that studies excluded between 75-85% of people with depression (Halvorson & Humphreys, 2015). This makes it difficult to generalise from research to the typical clinical population and is something the present study wishes to avoid by having an inclusive sample.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The feasibility and acceptability of the intervention will be measured by assessing: 1. Number of website log ins (during six weeks of intervention) 2. Number of times data submitted to the website (during six weeks of intervention) 3. Intervention satisfaction, benefits (after six weeks of intervention) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following outcomes will be measured before the intervention and after 6 weeks of using it in order to assess variability in outcomes and potential for change: 1. Depressive symptoms (PHQ-9) (Kroenke et al., 2001) 2. Life satisfaction (DIALOG) (Priebe et al., 2007) | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactSophie Walsh
Outcome results
None listed