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Who comes to a self-help depression prevention website? Characteristics of Spanish- and English-speaking visitors
OBJECTIVE: To describe demographic and clinical characteristics of Spanish- and English-speaking visitors to a “Healthy Mood” website. METHODS: An online study intended to prevent depression by teaching users mood management skills recruited participants globally using primarily Google Ads. Those wh...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7820555/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33520668 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2020.100359 |
Sumario: | OBJECTIVE: To describe demographic and clinical characteristics of Spanish- and English-speaking visitors to a “Healthy Mood” website. METHODS: An online study intended to prevent depression by teaching users mood management skills recruited participants globally using primarily Google Ads. Those who consented responded to the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the MDE Screener (Muñoz, 1998) upon entry into the study. RESULTS: 1423 participants consented, 437 English speakers and 986 Spanish speakers. Of the 1271 participants with sufficient depression symptom data, 65% screened positive for a current major depressive episode, 30% were at high risk for onset of a major depressive episode, and 5% were in the low-risk category. CONCLUSION: Websites intended to be preventive appear to attract primarily individuals who are currently experiencing enough symptoms to screen positive for a major depressive episode. Only 30% of participants were appropriate for a depression prevention intervention. Therefore, such sites must be ready to encourage those with current depression to obtain professional help as well as ensure that the online self-help interventions are appropriate for participants who could benefit from both preventive and treatment interventions. |
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