Paper Info
Title
Engagement with online mental health interventions: an exploratory clinical study of a treatment for depression
Abstract
Online mental health interventions can benefit people experiencing a range of psychological difficulties, but attrition is a major problem in real-world deployments. We discuss strategies to reduce attrition, and present SilverCloud, a platform designed to provide more engaging online experiences. The paper presents the results of a practice-based clinical study in which 45 clients and 6 therapists used an online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy programme for depression. Pre and post-treatment assessments, using the Beck Depression Inventory, indicate a statistically significant improvement in depressive symptoms, with a large effect size, for the moderate-to-severe clinical sub-sample receiving standalone online treatment (n=18). This group was the primary target for the intervention. A high level of engagement was also observed compared to a prior online intervention used within the same service. We discuss strategies for design in this area and consider how the quantitative and qualitative results contribute towards our understanding of engagement.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1145/2207676.2208602
CHI
Keywords
Field
DocType
online mental health intervention,beck depression inventory,exploratory clinical study,standalone online treatment,depressive symptom,moderate-to-severe clinical sub-sample,high level,online cognitive behavioural therapy,engaging online experience,practice-based clinical study,prior online intervention,effect size,mental health,statistical significance,depression
Psychological intervention,Clinical psychology,Computer science,Beck Depression Inventory,Clinical study,Mental health,Cognition,Attrition,Multimedia
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
32
2.30
13
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Gavin Doherty136142.18
David Coyle237334.05
John Sharry311810.78