Mild Depression, Anxiety State, Sleep Disturbance, Stress, Psychological
Conditions
Brief summary
The study present findings from the implementation of myCompass, a fully automated self-help intervention of Australian origin for mild to moderate anxiety and depression, in a Swedish context. The study also investigates the usage of a specially designed research platform aimed at handling informed consent and online surveys.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMyCompass
Self-help tools to change behaviours in various different domains including sleep deprivation, anxiety and depression.
BEHAVIORALComparison group
An email containing a brief text on general tips regarding mental health was sent out once a week.
Sponsors
Karolinska Institutet
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Swedish resident * Valid e-mail address * 18 years old or older * PHQ-9 score of 5-20 * GAD-7 score of 5-15
Exclusion criteria
* suicidal thoughts
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) | 2 weeks | Self-report measure on depressive symptoms. Nine items, each of which is scored 0 to 3, providing a 0 to 27 severity score, where a higher score indicates more severe depression. Scores of 5, 10, 15, and 20 are taken as the cut-off points for mild, moderate, moderate to severe and severe depression, respectively. For the purpose of this study, participants with a score between 5-20 were included. |
| Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7) | 2 weeks | Self-report measure on anxiety symptoms. Seven items with score 0-21, a higher score indicating more severe anxiety. Cutoffs: Scores of 5, 10, and 15 are taken as the cut-off points for mild, moderate and severe anxiety, respectively. For the purpose of this study, participants with a score between 5-15 were included. |
Outcome results
None listed