Trial reportJournal of medical Internet research2020
Brief Web-Based Intervention for Depression: Randomized Controlled Trial on Behavioral Activation.
Trial report in Journal of medical Internet research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Effectiveness of unguided web-based interventions for the treatment of depressive symptoms in improving the quality of life: a meta-analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Digital Behavioral Activation Interventions for Depression and Anxiety: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Digital Psychotherapies for Adults Experiencing Depressive Symptoms: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR mental health · 2024Pooled it
- Race, Ethnicity, and Other Cultural Background Factors in Trials of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Internet-Based Behavioral Activation for Depression: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Time-Dependent Changes in Depressive Symptoms Among Control Participants in Digital-Based Psychological Intervention Studies: Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Personalization strategies in digital mental health interventions: a systematic review and conceptual framework for depressive symptoms.Frontiers in digital health · 2023Review
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- New Evidence in the Booming Field of Online Mindfulness: An Updated Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.JMIR mental health · 2021Review
- Digital Health Interventions in Prevention, Relapse, and Therapy of Mild and Moderate Depression: Scoping Review.JMIR mental health · 2021Article
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundWeb-based interventions have been shown to be effective for the treatment of depression. However, interventions are often complex and include a variety of elements, making it difficult to identify the most effective component(s).
objectiveThe aim of this pilot study was to shed light on mechanisms in the online treatment of depression by comparing a single-module, fully automated intervention for depression (internet-based behavioral activation [iBA]) to a nonoverlapping active control intervention and a nonactive control group.
methodsWe assessed 104 people with at least mild depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-9, >4) via the internet at baseline (t
resultsWhile groups did not differ regarding the change in depression from t
conclusionsAlthough we did not find support for the short-term efficacy of the single-module iBA regarding depression, long-term effects are still conceivable, potentially initiated by changes in secondary outcomes. Future studies should use a longer intervention and follow-up interval.
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