Research Article
Initial Field Trial of a Coach-Supported Web-Based Depression Treatment
@ARTICLE{10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2015.260115, author={Stephen Schueller and David Mohr}, title={Initial Field Trial of a Coach-Supported Web-Based Depression Treatment}, journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Serious Games}, volume={2}, number={7}, publisher={EAI}, journal_a={SG}, year={2015}, month={8}, keywords={depression, coach-support, web-based intervention, cognitive-behavioral therapy}, doi={10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2015.260115} }- Stephen Schueller
David Mohr
Year: 2015
Initial Field Trial of a Coach-Supported Web-Based Depression Treatment
SG
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2015.260115
Abstract
Early web-based depression treatments were often self-guided and included few interactive elements, instead focusing mostly on delivering informational content online. Newer programs include many more types of features. As such, trials should analyze the ways in which people use these sites in order to inform the design of subsequent sites and models of support. The current study describes of a field trial consisting of 9 patients with major depressive disorder who completed a 12-week program including weekly coach calls. Patients usage varied widely, however, patients who formed regular patterns tended to persist with the program for the longest. Future sites might be able to facilitate user engagement by designing features to support regular use and to use coaches to help establish patterns to increase long-term use and benefit.
Copyright © 2015 S. Schueller and D. Mohr, licensed to EAI. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unlimited use, distribution and reproduction in any medium so long as the original work is properly cited.
