Depression
Conditions
Interventions
The aim of this study is to design and execute a plan for implementing the eHealth intervention Kleurjeleven.nl ('ColourYourLife') in primary care centers, and to monitor and evaluate that implementat
Sponsors
The Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction (Trimbos-instituut)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients that are referred to the eHealth intervention by their general practitioner or practice nurse will be approached for participation in the study. Patients presenting with depressive complaints while not meeting the ICD or DSM diagnostic criteria for depressive disorder, but in whom an imminent onset of the full-blown disorder should be expected, are eligible for the eHealth intervention, as well as patients presenting with mild or moderate manifestations of uncomplicated depressive disorder. In addition, patients must be at least 18 years of age and have Internet access. Patients can participate in the study if they provide written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: There are no additional exclusion criteria for the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary aim is to evaluate whether the implementation was succesful, indicated by the number of participation practices and trained professionals (who refer to the intervention), the number of referrals, the number of patients actually participating and the level of treatment adherence of patients and professionals. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It will also be examined which factors determine success or failure of the implementation; which preconditions must be fulfilled in order to successfully implement the intervention; whether professionals and patients are satisfied with the usage of the intervention in primary care; to what degree general practitioners and practice nurses referred patients to the intervention and to what degree patients made use of it. Therefore, data will collected on: demographics, attitude with respect to eHealth, the performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating and limitating conditions, self efficacy, and intention to use the intervention (based on the UTAUT model of Venkatesh). On patient level, depressive symptoms will be measured as well (at baseline, at 10 weeks after the start and 12 weeks after finishing the intervention). On general practitioner/practice nurse level, factors such as work experience and work situation will be measured in addition to the abovementioned factors. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactOdile Smeets
Outcome results
None listed