Evaluating the Effects of a Self-Help Mobile Phone App on Worry and Rumination Experienced by Young Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Delivery of preventative interventions via mobile phone apps offers an effective and accessible way to address the global priority of improving the mental health of adolescents and young adults. A proven risk factor for anxiety and depression is elevated worry and rumination, also known as repetitive negative thinking (RNT).

Objective

This was a prevention mechanism trial that aimed to investigate whether an RNT-targeting self-help mobile phone app (MyMoodCoach) reduces worry and rumination in young adults residing in the United Kingdom. A secondary objective was to test whether the app reduces symptoms of anxiety and depression and improves well-being.

Methods

A web-based, single-blind, 2-arm parallel-group randomized controlled trial was conducted with 23

SUBMITTER: Edge D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11350318 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature