Depression
Conditions
Brief summary
Depression is a worldwide phenomena that has a severe personal, social and societal impact. One such impact is an over $200 billion worldwide economic cost. While many treatments exist for depression, many individuals may not receive the support that they need for reasons such as stigma, financial restraints, or limited access to therapists. As such, it is important to assess the efficacy of brief online treatments as an alternative to full length, in-person treatments. A series of studies looking at a brief behavioral activation for depression treatment has shown that participants have reported temporarily improved mood, confidence, motivation and reduced depressive symptoms. It is important to test this treatment in multiple groups of people to acquire additional information regarding brief online interventions. This study seeks to collect participants from online social media sources and compare results to historical data that were collected from a prior research study which used Amazon Mechanical Turk as a recruitment source.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBehavioral Activation
Individuals will be provided with information about maladaptive patterns of behavior and how to correct these cycles with activity scheduling to elicit more positive emotional experiences. Participants will be provided with categories/lists of activities and a downloadable calendar after receiving the psychoeducation.
Sponsors
Palo Alto University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 18 years of age or older * United States Resident
Exclusion criteria
* Non-US resident * Younger than 18 years old
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Depression level | 3 days | Changes in depression score as measured by the PROMIS scale. The PROMIS is scored on a 5-point Likert scale with responses 1 to 5 corresponding to Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, and Always respectively. |
| Self-reported mood | 3 days | Changes in mood as measured by a self-reported mood question. This measure is scored on a 9-point Likert scale (1 = Extremely Negative to 9 = Extremely Positive) |
| Daily Enjoyment | At time of original survey | Changes in enjoyment as measured by a self-reported question around daily enjoyment. This measure is scored on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Not at all to 9 = Extremely) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Confidence, Motivation, and Usefulness | 3 days | Changes in confidence, motivation, and usefulness are measured with single self-reported measures for confidence, motivation, and usefulness of the intervention. They are rated on a 9 point Likert scale (1 = Extremely Negative to 9 = Extremely Positive) |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed