A personal sensing technology enabled service versus a digital psychoeducation control for primary care patients with depression and anxiety: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Technology-enabled services (TES; clinical services that include both technology-driven [e.g., personal sensing technologies] and person-powered support elements) may address gaps in depression and anxiety treatments in healthcare settings. The current study: (1) developed a TES tailored for Primary Care patients with depression and/or anxiety, and (2) conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of the TES compared to a digital psychoeducation control app.

Methods

Participants were randomized to either: (1) TES: the "Vira" smartphone app (Ksana Health Inc.), informed by behavioral activation and using passive sensing technology to provide behavioral "insights" and target behaviors associated with mental health symptoms, alongside lay-provi

SUBMITTER: Stiles-Shields C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11577927 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature