Mental Health, Primary Health Care, Risk Reduction Behavior
Conditions
Keywords
Mental Health, Digital Intervention, Alcohol, Tobacco, Diet, Physical Activity, Primary Health Care
Brief summary
All patients, who have booked a first appointment with a psychologist or counselor at two primary care clinics, are asked to fill out a lifestyle screening questionnaire within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system. Up to 150 patients will be screened. The patients who have filled out the first screening and given informed consent are randomized to either Group A: A digital health check-up, with more questions and brief feedback; or Group B: Treatment as usual. The digital health check-up is based on Hälsoprofilen, a material that successfully has been used with thousands of patients in Western Sweden. This material generates brief feedback to the patients about the status of their lifestyle behavior and indicates the need for change when necessary for better health. After 10 weeks, the patients fill in the first short screening again. Outcome analyses will compare the two groups.
Detailed description
The study will be carried out at two primary care clinics in Stockholm. All patients, who have booked a first appointment with a psychologist or counselor at two primary care clinics, are asked to fill out a lifestyle screening questionnaire within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system. Up to 150 patients will be screened. The patients who have filled out the first screening and given informed consent are randomized to either Group A: A digital health check-up, with more questions and brief feedback; or Group B: Treatment as usual. The digital health check-up is based on Hälsoprofilen, a material that successfully has been used with thousands of patients in Western Sweden. This material generates brief feedback to the patients about the status of their lifestyle behavior and indicates the need for change when necessary for better health. After 10 weeks, the patients fill in the first short screening again. Outcome analyses will compare the two groups.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALDigital Health Profile
Screening, health check-up and automatic feedback in the areas tobacco, alcohol, exercise and diet, used on a National digital platform (Stöd och Behandlingsplattformen, SoB)
BEHAVIORALTreatment as usual
Ordinary psychological assessment and counseling.
Sponsors
The Swedish Research Council
Karolinska Institutet
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patients that seeks psychological treatment during the time period when the study is ongoing.
Exclusion criteria
* Children under 18 years.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) | 10 weeks | Self administered depression scores |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) | 10 weeks | Self administered anxiety scores |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lifestyle habits | 10 weeks | Self administered lifestyle scores, |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feasibility assessment | 10 weeks | Mapping participant lifestyle habits and evaluating whether the model works in ordinary primary care setting. Assessed via patient and staff interviews. |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed