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Trial reportJournal of research in health sciences2019

Examining the Effectiveness of a Web-Based Intervention for Depressive Symptoms in Female Adolescents: Applying Social Cognitive Theory.

Babak Moeini, Saeed Bashirian, Ali Reza Soltanian, Ali Ghaleiha, Malihe Taheri

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Trial report in Journal of research in health sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Babak MoeiniSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Saeed BashirianSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Ali Reza SoltanianModeling of Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Ali GhaleihaResearch Center for Behavioral Disorders and Substances Abuse, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Malihe TaheriDepartment of Public Health, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran. ma.taheri@umsha.ac.ir.
Hamedan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDepression is a serious mental health illness among adolescents especially girls. Web-based treatment can possibly become a solution for reducing mental health problems in adolescents. This study is one of the first trials aimed to evaluate the efficiency of web-based depression improvement program among female adolescents based on the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT). STUDY

designRandomized Controlled Trial.

methodsA six-month randomized controlled trial based on the SCT was implemented in female schools in Hamadan City, west of Iran in 2018 on 128 female students with mild to moderate depressive symptoms (CES-D =10-45). They were randomly assigned to either intervention or control group (n= 64 in each group). Depression improvement program was implemented through the website via short videos, animations and Power-Point slides. Depression was evaluated using Center for Epidemiologic Depression Scale. A researcher-made questionnaire based on the sheerer and Perceived-Social-Support-Scale-Revised (PSSS-R) questionnaires were used to evaluate the SCT constructs. The data were analyzed using SPSS software.

resultsThe intervention program resulted in the improvement of depression in 12 wk based on Intent-to-treat analyses. Nevertheless, these achievements seem to have decreased by 24 wk in intervention group. The intervention increased the mean scores of the constructs of social support and self-regulation from baseline to 12 wk in the intervention group (P<0.05). The intervention had no effect on outcome expectations and self-efficacy. There were no statistically significant associated between theory constructs changes and changes in depression (P>0.05).

conclusionThe web-based intervention improved depression in female students. Future training using strategies for the sustainable improvement of depression in female students are needed.

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Internet-Based InterventionAdolescentCognitionCognitive Behavioral TherapyDepressionFemaleHumansIranPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSelf-ControlSelf EfficacySocial SupportStudentsSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeAdolescentsDepressionSocial cognitive theoryWeb-based intervention

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