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SynthesisBMC psychiatry2024

Effectiveness of internet-based self-help interventions for depression in adolescents and young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Qian Ma, Yimin Shi, Wei Zhao, Huixiang Zhang, Dongmei Tan, Congcong Ji, Lin Liu

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Synthesis in BMC psychiatry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Qian Ma *Jinan Preschool Education College, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250307, China.
Yimin ShiShandong Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, Traditional Chinese Medicine department, 238 Jingshi East Roa, Lixia District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250014, China. 461120618@qq.com.
Wei ZhaoDepartment of Educational Foundation and Humanities, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia.
Huixiang ZhangJinan Preschool Education College, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250307, China.
Dongmei TanShandong Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, Traditional Chinese Medicine department, 238 Jingshi East Roa, Lixia District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250014, China.
Congcong JiJinan Preschool Education College, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250307, China.
Lin LiuJinan Preschool Education College, Jinan City, Shandong Province, 250307, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo assess the effectiveness of Internet-based self-help interventions in treating depression in adolescents and young adults.

methodsA systematic search was conducted across six databases, including PubMed, to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that satisfied the specified inclusion and exclusion criteria. The intervention measure consisted of Internet-based self-help interventions.

resultsA total of 23 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included in this analysis. Meta-analysis indicated that Internet-based self-help therapies significantly reduced depression scores in adolescents and young adults. (OR = -0.68, 95%CI [-0.88, -0.47], P < 0.001). We examined the effects of patient recruitment from various regions, medication usage, therapist involvement, weekly intervention time, and intervention duration. Patients selected from school, primary healthcare centers, clinics and local communities had better results. Intervention lasting 30 to 60 min and 60 to180 minutes per week were effective in the short term.

conclusionThe internet-based self-help intervention can be effective in treating depression in adolescents and young adults. However, factors such as patient recruitment locations, medication usage, Therapists' involvement, weekly intervention time, and intervention duration interacted with the outcome. Subgroup analysis on potential adverse effects and gender was impossible due to insufficient data from the included studies.

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Internet-Based InterventionSelf CareAdolescentDepressionDepressive DisorderHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultAdolescentsDepressionInternet-based self-helpMeta-analysisYoung adults

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PMID39243081
PMCPMC11380195

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