Subthreshold Depression in Perimenopausal Women
Conditions
Interventions
A web-based psychological education program aimed at promoting cognitive and behavioral changes will be conducted five days a week for four weeks, totaling 20 sessions.
While the web-based psychoeduca
Sponsors
Chiba University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Women aged between 40 and 59 years (broadly defined as the perimenopausal period, during which various symptoms or discomforts may begin to appear). 2.Individuals who have never sought medical consultation or been diagnosed for depression. 3.Individuals who have access to the internet via a computer, smartphone, or tablet. 4.Native speakers of Japanese who can understand explanations in Japanese and provide online consent of their own free will.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Individuals currently receiving outpatient psychiatric care.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Menopause Symptom Coping Scale (27 items) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| -Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) (9 items) -Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) (7 items) -Simplified Menopausal Index (SMI) (10 items) -Satisfaction (Anchor Question) (1 item) -Japanese version of the Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI-J) -Motivational Ruler (2 items) -Satisfaction (Usability of the App, Content Satisfaction) (2 items) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactNoriko Numata
Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Cognitive Behavioral Physiology
Outcome results
None listed