Depression and anxiety
Conditions
Interventions
Use of the smartphone app "
The principal investigator will provide participants assigned to the intervention group with access to a smartphone app "
for three months. The ASHARE is a native app compatible with iOS (version 12.0 or later) and Android (version 5.0 or later). It is available for free download from the App Store and Google Play, respe
s daily levels of depression and anxiety based on data from the previous day. It is not mandatory for participants to use the app and they may access it at their own discretion. Ideally, participants
s notification system. The research team will monitor app usage, including login frequency and physical activity time, through the management dashboard.
Active control Workers engaged in worksites in
Sponsors
Kitasato University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Eligible employees within work units will be 1) aged 18 years or older, 2) capable of completing questionnaires in Japanese 3) owning a personal smartphone
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Employees were excluded if they were absent during the enrollment period or had been absent due to sickness within the previous 12 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression and anxiety (K6) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Physical activity 1) Questionnaire: GPAQ, Bull et al., 2009) 2) The duration of digitally recorded physical activity (for the intervention group only) Number of logins to the app (for the intervention group only) Usefulness evaluation: acceptability, appropriateness, feasibility, satisfaction with the program (iOSDMH, Sasaki et al., 2021) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKazuhiro Watanabe
Kitasato University School of Medicine Department of Public Health
Outcome results
None listed