Low mood, depressive symptoms, stemming, depressie
Conditions
Interventions
It is unknown whether monitoring one's mood can be considered an intervention. That is what this study will find out. Nevertheless, we provide a description of the monitoring here. Participants in gro
Sponsors
VU Medical Centre, Department of Psychiatry
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Applicants are eligible for participation when they: - Are 18 years of age or older - Have mild to moderate depression symptoms as defined by a PHQ-9 score of 5 to 15 - Own a smartphone with Android version 4.0 or later.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: See inclusion.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measure of this study is retrospectively measured low mood. We will use the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale (CES-D), which will be administered online at baseline, after week 6 and after week 12. Change in mood over time will also be analysed within group 1 using the monitoring data. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We will investigate the participants’ experience with the monitoring application by assessing fidelity to the measurements, usability of the application and the qualitative experience. Fidelity will be measured by tracking the amount of responses. We will regard a response rate of 80% or more as high fidelity. Usability is assessed using the System Usability Scale (SUS). At the end of the study, we will interview ten randomly selected participants by telephone to obtain qualitative information about their experience with tracking their mood and any influence that could have had on them. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactWouter van Ballegooijen
Van der Boechorststraat 1
Outcome results
None listed