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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Managing Depression through a Behavior Change Support System without Face-to-Face Therapy

Harri Oinas-kukkonenRaimo LappalainenSitwat LangrialPäivi Lappalainen

subject

Moderate depressionFace-to-faceData collectionControl (management)Behavior changeSupport systemPsychologyAcceptance and commitment therapyDepression (differential diagnoses)Clinical psychology

description

We present results from a study that examines impact of persuasive reminders and virtual rehearsal on the effectiveness of a Behavior Change Support System. Good Life Compass is a web-based BCSS aimed at supporting people with mild to moderate depression without face-to-face therapy. The content of virtual rehearsal were drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Eligible participants were randomized into an intervention study and a control wait-list group. In this paper, both groups shall be reported as intervention group 1 and 2 respectively. For data collection, we employed semi-structured questionnaires and post-study interviews. As a result, participants acknowledged persuasive reminders as being helpful in completing weekly tasks and virtual rehearsal as an effective technique for learning new behaviors.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2014-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07127-5_14