Ramos Nadia, Besoain Felipe, Cancino Natalia, Gallardo Ismael, Albornoz Paula, Fresno Andres, Spencer Rosario, Schott Soledad, Núñez Daniel, Salgado Carolina, Campos Susana
Faculty of Psychology, University of Talca, Talca, Chile.
Center of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Talca, Talca, Chile.
JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Mar 11;13:e52324. doi: 10.2196/52324.
The prevalence of depression and anxiety has increased in recent years, with many individuals having trouble accessing mental health support. Smartphones have become an integral part of modern life, with apps offering new ways to deliver evidence-based self-help strategies to cope with common mental health symptoms. However, most of them do not have empirical evidence of their overall effectiveness or the effectiveness of their components, which could pose a risk for users.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the modules of evaluation, psychoeducation, and emotional regulation strategies in a multiplatform self-help mental health mobile app in the Maule region of Chile.
A sample of 196 adults will be selected, who will be randomly assigned to different components of the app for a fixed period to assess its ability to reduce symptomatology.
The trial is not yet recruiting and is expected to end in October 2024. The first results are expected in April 2024.
This is the first study in Chile to develop and test the effectiveness of a mobile app to manage anxiety and depression symptoms in adults. The intervention proposed is based on evidence suggesting that the internet or remote intervention tools and self-management of prevalent symptomatology could be the future of mental health care systems in the digital era. If the effects of the intervention are positive, wide implementation in Chile and other Spanish-speaking countries could be possible in the future.
INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): PRR1-10.2196/52324.
近年来，抑郁症和焦虑症的患病率有所上升，许多人在获得心理健康支持方面存在困难。智能手机已成为现代生活不可或缺的一部分，应用程序提供了新的方式来提供循证自助策略，以应对常见的心理健康症状。然而，其中大多数缺乏关于其整体有效性或各组成部分有效性的实证证据，这可能给用户带来风险。
本研究旨在评估智利马乌莱地区一款多平台自助心理健康移动应用程序中的评估、心理教育和情绪调节策略模块的有效性。
将选取196名成年人作为样本，他们将被随机分配到该应用程序的不同组件中，为期固定，以评估其减轻症状的能力。
该试验尚未招募受试者，预计于2024年10月结束。预计2024年4月得出首批结果。
这是智利第一项开发并测试一款移动应用程序管理成年人焦虑和抑郁症状有效性的研究。所提出的干预措施基于以下证据，即互联网或远程干预工具以及常见症状的自我管理可能是数字时代心理健康护理系统的未来。如果干预效果积极，未来有可能在智利和其他西班牙语国家广泛实施。
国际注册报告识别码（IRRID）：PRR1-10.2196/52324。
