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Brief title
Health condition
integrative reminiscence, guided online self-help, depression, mental health
integratieve reminiscentie, begeleide online zelfhulp, depressie, geestelijke gezondheid
Sponsors and support
University of Twente
Department Psychology, Health & Technology
Drienerlolaan 5
7522 NB Enschede
e.t.bohlmeijer@utwente.nl
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
The primary outcome measure is reduction of depressive symptoms, measured with the CES-D.
Secondary outcome
The secondary outcomes are improvements in health status (measured by the EQ-VAS, subjective health and functional limitations), positive mental health (measured by the MHC-SF), vitality (measured by the vitality subscale of the MOS SF-36), mastery (measured with the Pearlin Mastery Scale) and social support (measured by the SSL-12-I), and a reduction of loneliness (measured with the loneliness Scale).
Background summary
The University of Twente has developed an online preventive self-help course 'The stories we live by Online', with additional e-mail guidance of a counselor (The stories we live by + counselor) or online with peer contact (The stories we live by +peer contact). The course can be followed by participants at home in their own time. This study investigates the effects of the two variants of the course on depressive symptoms and well-being, compared with a waiting list control group, through a randomized controlled trial.
Study objective
Both intervention groups, ‘the stories we live by + counselor’ and ‘the stories we live by + peer contact’, are superior to the control group in terms of clinical outcomes (reduction of depressive symptoms and improvement of positive mental health).
Study design
Outcomes are measured at baseline and 3, 6 and 12 months after baseline.
Intervention
The online self-help course is based on the self-help book "The stories we live by," and makes use of integrative reminiscence (life review). The intervention consists of six modules over 12 weeks.
The experimental group The stories we live by + counselor receive 2-weekly feedback and support from the counselor via e-mail.
Participants in the experimental group The stories we live by + peer contact individually follow the course, but react on each other 2-weekly. A peer group consists of 4 participants.
The control group will be on a waiting list.
Department Psychology, Health & Technology<br>
Drienerlolaan 5
M.G. Postel
Enschede 7522 NB
The Netherlands
+31 (0)53 4893917
m.g.postel@utwente.nl
Department Psychology, Health & Technology<br>
Drienerlolaan 5
M.G. Postel
Enschede 7522 NB
The Netherlands
+31 (0)53 4893917
m.g.postel@utwente.nl
Inclusion criteria
1. Age 40 years and over;
2. The presence of mild to moderate depressive complaints (CES-D score ≥ 10).
Exclusion criteria
1. The presence of severe depressive complaints according to the M.I.N.I.;
2. A moderate or high risk of suicidality according to the M.I.N.I.;
3. Recently started with medication therapy for somberheids complaints (3 months ago);
4. Receiving an ongoing psychological (self-help) treatment for depressive complaints;
5. Not enough time to follow the course well;
6. Poor mastery of the Dutch language (read or learning difficulties);
7. No email address or no access to the internet.
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL3394 |
| NTR-old | NTR3536 |
| Other | : 41224.OVKonline |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN wordt niet meer aangevraagd. |