评估自助手机应用程序对年轻成年人经历的焦虑和反省的影响:随机对照试验
Daniel Edge1, Edward Watkins1, Alexandra Newbold1
1Mood Disorders Centre, School of Psychology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.
JMIR mHealth and uHealth
|August 13, 2024
概括
一个移动应用程序有效地减少了年轻成年人反复反复的负面思维,包括担心和反省. 这种干预也改善了心理健康,减少了焦虑和抑郁症的症状.
科学领域:
- 数字心理健康干预数字心理健康干预
- 青少年和年轻人的心理学
- 预防性精神卫生保健策略 预防性精神卫生保健策略
背景情况:
- 移动电话应用程序为青少年和年轻人提供可访问的预防性心理健康干预措施.
- 高度的焦虑和反省,或重复的负面思维 (RNT),是焦虑和抑郁症的重要危险因素.
研究的目的:
- 调查MyMoodCoach移动应用程序在减少英国年轻成年人焦虑和反方面的有效性.
- 评估应用程序对焦虑,抑郁和整体幸福感症状的影响作为次要结果.
主要方法:
- 一项随机对照试验,涉及236名年龄在16-24岁的参与者,他们高度担心或反.
- 参与者被分配到使用MyMoodCoach应用程序进行干预组6周或等候名单对照组.
- 主要结局测量了6周的担忧和反的变化,次要结局评估了6周和12周.
主要成果:
- 与对照组相比,MyMoodCoach应用程序组在6周的随访中表现出明显较低的反 (P=.03) 和担忧 (P<.001) 的水平.
- 在干预组中,人们在幸福感 (P<.001),焦虑 (P=.03) 和抑郁 (P=.04) 上也注意到了显著的改善.
- 改善在12周后得到维持,等候名单小组在获得应用程序访问后也显示了好处.
结论:
- 应用程序MyMoodCoach有效地减少了担忧,反,焦虑和抑郁症状,同时提高了年轻人的幸福感.
- 这项研究提供了无指导的自助应用程序的原则证明,以减少重复的负面思维.
- 该应用程序显示了预防焦虑和抑郁的潜力,尽管需要进一步评估长期发病效应.
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