Effectiveness of a Mobile Phone-Based Intervention to Reduce Mental Health Problems in Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial (PsyCovidApp Trial)

Effectiveness and implementation of an online intervention (MINDxYOU) for reducing stress and promote mental health among healthcare workers in Spain: a study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial

“…In this regard, online interventions have become particularly popular, both during and after the pandemic, as they offer a solution when face-to-face treatments are not available or recommended. Different programs have been adapted to the online format, mainly those based on classic CBT and "third wave" psychotherapies [20,[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]. Both types of interventions have been tested, with generally positive effects in stress reduction, although the effect sizes in many cases were small, which indicates that there is still room for improvement.…”

“…Different studies have been published on the efficacy of online interventions to improve the quality of life and reduce the stress of healthcare workers. Some have verified that online CBT-based interventions are effective for reducing stress, suicidal ideation, or emotional distress in this population [20,[23][24][25][26], and others have also studied the efficacy of "third wave" online psychotherapies with positive results [27][28][29][30]. However, most of these programs have only achieved small effect sizes in terms of their effectiveness, and a fact that cannot be overlooked is that studies have also been published regarding online interventions found to be ineffective for reducing stress of healthcare workers, which makes further study into the characteristics of these programs and their possible limitations necessary.…”