A Culturally Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Internet-Delivered Intervention for Depressive Symptoms: Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

The CONSORT-EHEALTH checklist is intended for authors of randomized trials evaluating webbased and Internet-based applications/interventions, including mobile interventions, electronic games (incl multiplayer games), social media, certain telehealth applications, and other interactive and/or networked electronic applications. Some of the items (e.g. all subitems under item 5description of the intervention) may also be applicable for other study designs.The goal of the CONSORT EHEALTH checklist and guideline is to be a) a guide for reporting for authors of RCTs, b) to form a basis for appraisal of an ehealth trial (in terms of validity)CONSORT-EHEALTH items/subitems are MANDATORY reporting items for studies published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research and other journals / scienti c societies endorsing the checklist.Items numbered 1., 2., 3., 4a., 4b etc are original CONSORT or CONSORT-NPT (non-pharmacologic treatment) items. Items with Roman numerals (i., ii, iii, iv etc.) are CONSORT-EHEALTH extensions/clari cations.As the CONSORT-EHEALTH checklist is still considered in a formative stage, we would ask that you also RATE ON A SCALE OF 1-5 how important/useful you feel each item is FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE CHECKLIST and reporting guideline (optional).

Effectiveness of digital psychological interventions for mental health problems in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…In one study, 41 three patients in the Indian sample population reported abdominal discomfort, which was judged to be possibly related to the study medication, and one patient experienced an exacerbation of psychosis after having missed one dose of depot neuroleptics. The remaining 18 studies [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][42][43][44][45]47,49,50 did not report on adverse events. (1) Online intervention group: participants used a simple and rapid interactive website (ASSIST-MBIc) that was constructed to mirror the content of the interview intervention; the website consisted of an initial screening questionnaire based on the self-report format of ASSIST, explanations of screening scores, and the inclusion of fictitious drug names.…”

“…Only seven studies 30,32,38,42,44,46,47 described which procedures of allocation concealment were used. With regards to reporting bias from selective outcome reporting, 13 studies 27,[29][30][31][32]38,40,42,44,46,47,49,50 provided trial registration information. Regarding attrition bias, 13 studies [27][28][29][30][31][32]37,38,40,41,44,46,47 reported a reasonable method to eliminate potential bias caused by missing data.…”

“…1887 reports were deemed to be duplicates, and a further 3471 reports (titles and abstracts) were excluded. Of the remaining 88 full-text reports assessed for eligibility, 24 studies 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 met the inclusion criteria and were included in the systematic review ( figure 1 ). One study 27 did not include information on mental health outcomes, therefore the data from this study were not included in the meta-analysis.…”

“…Only one study 43 of substance misuse directly compared a computerised intervention programme with a Arjadi et al 46 Burton et al 44 Christoff et al 43 D'Souza et al 41 Darvish et al 42 Durmaz et al 47 Guo et al 48 Knaevelsrud et al 40 Liang et al 39 Liao et al 38 Marasinghe et al 37 Moeini et al 49 Mogoaşe et al 38 Salamanca−Sanabria et al 50 Sanchez and Sanudo 35 Su et al 34 Thitipitchavanant et al 33 Tiburcio et al 32 Tulbure et al 30 Tulbure et al 31 Wang et al 29 Yang face-to-face intervention, with results showing that the effectiveness of the digital intervention was superior to the face-to-face intervention (Hedges' g 0•70 [95% CI 0•47-0•93]), even though both interventions were based on the same treatment manual. Some indirect comparisons of digital interventions with face-to-face interventions can be made by using findings from previous studies.…”

The Cultural Adaptation of Step-by-Step: An Intervention to Address Depression Among Chinese Young Adults

“…Arjadi and colleagues ( 33 ) applied the Ecological Validity Model to adapt an internet-based behavioral activation intervention addressing depression for Indonesian people. In addition, an internet-based intervention for depression was culturally adapted for Colombian university students using this model ( 34 ) and was evaluated ( 35 ). Evidence from a meta-analysis of eight randomized controlled trials showed that the effectiveness of minimally guided digital mental health interventions to reduce symptoms of common mental disorders was enhanced by cultural adaptation ( 36 ).…”