Depression, Anxiety
Conditions
Brief summary
We seek to test the efficacy of the Spanish version of the Catalina web-app intervention compared to an attention control web-app in reducing symptoms of depression and/or anxiety and motivate women to take action to get help.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCatalina Story-Based Web-App
Latinas in the experimental group will view a story-based web-app featuring a character named Catalina and psycho-therapeutic modules to motivate them to take action and get help for their symptoms of depression and/or anxiety.
BEHAVIORALAttention Control Web-App
Latinas in the attention control group will view non-story based media that is informational.
Sponsors
University of California, Los Angeles
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
21 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* self identifies as Latina * scores 10 or more on Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8) or General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)-7 * can read, write, and speak Spanish * has access to the internet
Exclusion criteria
* currently getting treatment for depression or anxiety * suicidal ideation identified at screening
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from baseline in help seeking intention and action | Baseline and 6 weeks | Change from baseline in help seeking intentions will be assessed by the number of participants who expressed interest in, expressed intentions to take action, or reported actually taking help-seeking action (used a resource, called a clinic, made an appointment with a mental health professional, signed up for a support group, or actually attended a group or 1:1 mental health session). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change attitudes towards seeking psychological services. | Baseline and 6 weeks. | Change in individuals' attitudes with respect to seeking psychological services will be assessed with the Inventory of Attitudes toward Seeking Mental Health Services (IASMAS). It is a 24 item scale that measures psychological openness to seeking mental health services, help seeking propensity (ability and motivation to seek help), and indifference to stigma (a person's lack of concern of what others might think of their attitude toward seeking professional help). Total scores range from 0 to 96, and higher scores indicate more positive attitudes. |
| Change in attitudes in mental help seeking. | Baseline and 6 weeks. | Change in attitudes about seeking help from a mental health professional will be assessed with the Mental Help Seeking Attitudes Scale (MHSAS) which is a 9-item instrument designed to measure respondents' overall evaluation (unfavorable vs. favorable) of their seeking help from a mental health professional if they found themselves to be dealing with a mental health concern. Total scale scores range from 0 to 63, and higher scores indicate more positive attitudes toward seeking help. |
| Change in Anxiety | Baseline and 6 weeks. | Change in Anxiety will be assessed by the General Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD7) which is a self-report screening and severity measure for generalized anxiety disorder. The seven items correspond to symptoms of anxiety and are summed for a range from 0-21; a score of 10-14 indicates moderate anxiety and scores at or above 15 indicate severe anxiety |
| Change in Depression | Baseline and 6 weeks. | Change in Depression will be assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8) which is a self-report assessment of depression. It has been established as a valid diagnostic and severity measure. The eight items correspond to symptom-based diagnostic criteria in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)-IV and are summed for a range from 0-24; a score of 10-14 indicates moderate depression and scores at or above 15 indicate severe depression. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed