Digital Self-help Support for Lifestyle Behavior Changes Among Primary Care Outpatients With Mental Health Problems
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
All patients, who have booked a first appointment with a psychologist or counselor at two primary care clinics, are asked to fill out a lifestyle screening questionnaire within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system. Up to 150 patients will be screened. The patients who have filled out the first screening and given informed consent are randomized to either Group A: A digital health check-up, with more questions and brief feedback; or Group B: Treatment as usual.
The digital health check-up is based on "Hälsoprofilen", a material that successfully has been used with thousands of patients in Western Sweden. This material generates brief feedback to the patients about the status of their lifestyle behavior and indicates the need for change when necessary for better health. After 10 weeks, the patients fill in the first short screening again. Outcome analyses will compare the two groups.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Detailed Description
The study will be carried out at two primary care clinics in Stockholm. All patients, who have booked a first appointment with a psychologist or counselor at two primary care clinics, are asked to fill out a lifestyle screening questionnaire within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system. Up to 150 patients will be screened. The patients who have filled out the first screening and given informed consent are randomized to either Group A: A digital health check-up, with more questions and brief feedback; or Group B: Treatment as usual.
The digital health check-up is based on "Hälsoprofilen", a material that successfully has been used with thousands of patients in Western Sweden. This material generates brief feedback to the patients about the status of their lifestyle behavior and indicates the need for change when necessary for better health. After 10 weeks, the patients fill in the first short screening again. Outcome analyses will compare the two groups.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Digital Health Profile A digital health check-up, with questions, brief feedback and information about alcohol, tobacco, diet and exercise, as a complement to treatment as usual. (Psychological assessment and treatment) |
Behavioral: Digital Health Profile
Screening, health check-up and automatic feedback in the areas tobacco, alcohol, exercise and diet, used on a National digital platform (Stöd och Behandlingsplattformen, SoB)
Behavioral: Treatment as usual
Ordinary psychological assessment and counseling.
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Active Comparator: Treatment as usual Psychological assessment and treatment as usual. |
Behavioral: Treatment as usual
Ordinary psychological assessment and counseling.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) [10 weeks]
Self administered depression scores
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) [10 weeks]
Self administered anxiety scores
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Lifestyle habits [10 weeks]
Self administered lifestyle scores,
Other Outcome Measures
- Feasibility assessment [10 weeks]
Mapping participant lifestyle habits and evaluating whether the model works in ordinary primary care setting. Assessed via patient and staff interviews.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients that seeks psychological treatment during the time period when the study is ongoing.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children under 18 years.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Liljeholmens Primary Healthcare Center | Stockholm | Sweden |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Karolinska Institutet
- The Swedish Research Council
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Anne H Berman, PhD, Karolinska Institutet
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 2016/1013-31/4