Effectiveness of a Smartphone-Based Stress Management Program for Depression in Hospital Nurses During COVID-19 in Vietnam and Thailand: 2-Arm Parallel-Group Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the COVID-19 pandemic, health care professionals experienced high levels of depression. However, extant research has not highlighted effective internet-based psychological interventions to improve the mental health in this population during the pandemic. It remains unclear whether self-guided, internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) programs are effective in improving the mental health of health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a smartphone-based iCBT stress management program for reducing the depression experienced by nurses in Vietnam and Thailand.

Methods

From March to April 2022, a 2-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled trial was implemented. One arm of

SUBMITTER: Watanabe K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11399744 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature