An Internet-based program for depression using activity and physiological sensors: efficacy, expectations, satisfaction, and ease of use

Cristina Botella,1,2 Adriana Mira,1 Inés Moragrega,2,3 Azucena García-Palacios,1,2 Juana Bretón-López,1,2 Diana Castilla,1,2 Antonio Riera López del Amo,1 Carla Soler,1 Guadalupe Molinari,1 Soledad Quero,1,2 Ver&oacut...

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Main Authors: Botella C, Mira A, Moragrega I, García-Palacios A, Bretón-López J, Castilla D, Riera López del Amo A, Soler C, Molinari G, Quero S, Guillén V, Miralles I, Nebot S, Serrano B, Majoe D, Alcañiz M, Baños RM
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author Botella C
Mira A
Moragrega I
García-Palacios A
Bretón-López J
Castilla D
Riera López del Amo A
Soler C
Molinari G
Quero S
Guillén V
Miralles I
Nebot S
Serrano B
Majoe D
Alcañiz M
Baños RM
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Mira A
Moragrega I
García-Palacios A
Bretón-López J
Castilla D
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Soler C
Molinari G
Quero S
Guillén V
Miralles I
Nebot S
Serrano B
Majoe D
Alcañiz M
Baños RM
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description Cristina Botella,1,2 Adriana Mira,1 Inés Moragrega,2,3 Azucena García-Palacios,1,2 Juana Bretón-López,1,2 Diana Castilla,1,2 Antonio Riera López del Amo,1 Carla Soler,1 Guadalupe Molinari,1 Soledad Quero,1,2 Verónica Guillén-Botella,2,3 Ignacio Miralles,1,2 Sara Nebot,1 Berenice Serrano,1,2 Dennis Majoe,4 Mariano Alcañiz,2,5 Rosa María Baños2,31Department of Basic, Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, Universitat Jaume, Castellón, Spain; 2CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition, CIBERobn, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; 3Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; 4Native Systems Institute, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; 5Human-Centered Technology Institute, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain Purpose: Computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) has been shown to be efficacious. Moreover, CCBT can be enhanced by using physiological and activity sensors, but there is no evidence about the acceptability of all these tools. The objective of this study is to examine the efficacy, expectations, satisfaction, and ease of use of an Internet-based CCBT program for preventing depression, with and without sensors (electroencephalography, electrocardiograhpy ECG, and actigraphy), in a high-risk population (unemployed men).Patients and methods: Sixty participants at risk of depression (unemployed men) were randomly assigned to three experimental conditions: 1) intervention program (N=22), 2) intervention program plus sensors (N=19), and 3) control group (N=19). Participants completed depression, anxiety, positive and negative affect, and perceived stress measures. Furthermore, they also completed the measures for expectation, satisfaction, and the ease of use of the program.Results: Results showed that the two intervention groups improved significantly more than the control group on the clinical variables, and the improvements were greater in the group that used sensors than in the group that did not use them. Furthermore, participants in both intervention groups scored high on expectations and satisfaction with the CCBT program (with and without sensors). The mean score for usability was 88 out of 100 (standard deviation =12.32). No significant differences were found between groups on any of these variables.Conclusion: This is the first study to analyze the efficacy, expectations, satisfaction, and ease of use of an Internet-based program using physiological and activity sensors. These results suggest that an Internet program for depression with or without physiological and activity sensors is effective, satisfactory, and easy to use. Keywords: depression, ease of use, efficacy, Internet, sensors, satisfaction
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spelling doaj-art-164d238cfc7e4253a15360d34c6b5ae32025-08-20T03:30:03ZengDove Medical PressNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment1178-20212016-02-01Volume 12Issue 139340625685An Internet-based program for depression using activity and physiological sensors: efficacy, expectations, satisfaction, and ease of useBotella C0Mira AMoragrega IGarcía-Palacios ABretón-López JCastilla DRiera López del Amo ASoler CMolinari G1Quero SGuillén VMiralles INebot SSerrano BMajoe DAlcañiz MBaños RMDepartment of Basic Psychology, Clinic and PsychobiologyPsicología Básica, Clínica, y PsicobiologíaCristina Botella,1,2 Adriana Mira,1 Inés Moragrega,2,3 Azucena García-Palacios,1,2 Juana Bretón-López,1,2 Diana Castilla,1,2 Antonio Riera López del Amo,1 Carla Soler,1 Guadalupe Molinari,1 Soledad Quero,1,2 Verónica Guillén-Botella,2,3 Ignacio Miralles,1,2 Sara Nebot,1 Berenice Serrano,1,2 Dennis Majoe,4 Mariano Alcañiz,2,5 Rosa María Baños2,31Department of Basic, Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, Universitat Jaume, Castellón, Spain; 2CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition, CIBERobn, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; 3Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; 4Native Systems Institute, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; 5Human-Centered Technology Institute, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain Purpose: Computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) has been shown to be efficacious. Moreover, CCBT can be enhanced by using physiological and activity sensors, but there is no evidence about the acceptability of all these tools. The objective of this study is to examine the efficacy, expectations, satisfaction, and ease of use of an Internet-based CCBT program for preventing depression, with and without sensors (electroencephalography, electrocardiograhpy ECG, and actigraphy), in a high-risk population (unemployed men).Patients and methods: Sixty participants at risk of depression (unemployed men) were randomly assigned to three experimental conditions: 1) intervention program (N=22), 2) intervention program plus sensors (N=19), and 3) control group (N=19). Participants completed depression, anxiety, positive and negative affect, and perceived stress measures. Furthermore, they also completed the measures for expectation, satisfaction, and the ease of use of the program.Results: Results showed that the two intervention groups improved significantly more than the control group on the clinical variables, and the improvements were greater in the group that used sensors than in the group that did not use them. Furthermore, participants in both intervention groups scored high on expectations and satisfaction with the CCBT program (with and without sensors). The mean score for usability was 88 out of 100 (standard deviation =12.32). No significant differences were found between groups on any of these variables.Conclusion: This is the first study to analyze the efficacy, expectations, satisfaction, and ease of use of an Internet-based program using physiological and activity sensors. These results suggest that an Internet program for depression with or without physiological and activity sensors is effective, satisfactory, and easy to use. Keywords: depression, ease of use, efficacy, Internet, sensors, satisfactionhttps://www.dovepress.com/an-internet-based-program-for-depression-using-activity-and-physiologi-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-NDTDepressionEase of useEfficacyInternetSensorsSatisfaction
spellingShingle Botella C
Mira A
Moragrega I
García-Palacios A
Bretón-López J
Castilla D
Riera López del Amo A
Soler C
Molinari G
Quero S
Guillén V
Miralles I
Nebot S
Serrano B
Majoe D
Alcañiz M
Baños RM
An Internet-based program for depression using activity and physiological sensors: efficacy, expectations, satisfaction, and ease of use
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
Depression
Ease of use
Efficacy
Internet
Sensors
Satisfaction
title An Internet-based program for depression using activity and physiological sensors: efficacy, expectations, satisfaction, and ease of use
title_full An Internet-based program for depression using activity and physiological sensors: efficacy, expectations, satisfaction, and ease of use
title_fullStr An Internet-based program for depression using activity and physiological sensors: efficacy, expectations, satisfaction, and ease of use
title_full_unstemmed An Internet-based program for depression using activity and physiological sensors: efficacy, expectations, satisfaction, and ease of use
title_short An Internet-based program for depression using activity and physiological sensors: efficacy, expectations, satisfaction, and ease of use
title_sort internet based program for depression using activity and physiological sensors efficacy expectations satisfaction and ease of use
topic Depression
Ease of use
Efficacy
Internet
Sensors
Satisfaction
url https://www.dovepress.com/an-internet-based-program-for-depression-using-activity-and-physiologi-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-NDT
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