The mobiletype program is a mental health assessment and monitoring tool that runs on mobile phones. The program assesses the general mental health of young people in real-time and transmits this data to a website to be reviewed by their general practitioner (GP) in consultation with their patient. The website consists of individualised feedback reports for each participant, and graphical displays of the monitoring data. The primary aims of the current project are to examine: (1) whether the process of self-monitoring via the mobiletype program increases young people's awareness of their mood and reduces depressive symptoms and (2) whether emotional self-awareness mediates the relationship between self-monitoring and depressive symptoms.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
118
A mobile phone self-monitoring program, based on momentary sampling techniques, that prompts young people to complete it four times a day. The program asks several questions about daily activities, mood, stress, eating and exercise.
Clifton Hill Medical Centre
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Depressive symptoms
Time frame: Pre-, post-monitoring, 6-week follow up & 6 month follow-up
Emotional Self Awareness
Time frame: Pre-, post-, 6-weeks post- and 6-months post-test
Detection of mental health problems
Time frame: Pre-, post-monitoring, 6 week and 6 month follow up
Pathways to care
Time frame: Pre-, post-monitoring, 6 week and 6 month follow up
Patient's satisfaction with their GP
Time frame: Pre-, post-monitoring, 6 week and 6 month follow up
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