ArticleInternet interventions2021
Predictors of acceptability and engagement in a self-guided online program for depression and anxiety.
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- Engagement in a web-based intervention for individuals who committed sexual offenses against children: observational study.BMC psychology · 2025Observational
- A Brief Workplace Training Program to Support Help-Seeking for Mental Ill-Health: Protocol for the Helipad Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- The Role of Mental Health Stigma in University Students' Satisfaction With Web-Based Stress Management Resources: Intervention Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- The digital cumulative complexity model: a framework for improving engagement in digital mental health interventions.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Exploring reasons for usage discontinuation in an internet-delivered stress recovery intervention: A qualitative study.Internet interventions · 2023Article
- The Effectiveness of a Smartphone Intervention Targeting Suicidal Ideation in Young Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial Examining the Influence of Loneliness.JMIR mental health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundLow engagement with self-guided online programs limits the potential of these programs to provide effective and low-cost treatment of mild to moderate depression and anxiety at scale. Identifying factors that increase uptake and adherence in self-guided online programs may facilitate the development of targeted implementation strategies to increase engagement with these programs in the community. Using data from a randomized controlled trial of a self-guided online program for depression and anxiety, the aim of this study was to identify predictors of the acceptability of internet-based psychological programs, and engagement (uptake and adherence) with the online program tested in the trial.
methodsA total of 556 community members with elevated symptoms of depression or anxiety were recruited via social media into the two active conditions of a three-arm randomized controlled trial. This trial tested the effectiveness of a 7-week self-guided online program for depression and anxiety called
resultsLogistic regression demonstrated that higher levels of conscientiousness ( DISCUSSION: Acceptability of internet-based psychological programs was identified as a factor that increased both uptake and adherence to the
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