One Aim of the current study is to better understand why some patients suffering from depression do not seek professional help by doctors but in the internet. Furthermore patients with depression will receive Online Therapy for depression. Aim of this part of the study is to investigate whether quality of life changes accordingly to improvement of symptoms after online therapy.
* German speaking patients can register online. There will be no side visits. * After screening: patients which meet inclusion criteria and no exclusion criteria can take part in online therapy for depression. * After 12 weeks 2nd online survey. After this survey patients can use the program the following 6 months (follow-up) * After 6 months 3rd and last online-survey. * According to the aims of the study cross-sectional as well as longitudinal data will be obtained and analysed
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
272
between post treatment and follow up two groups: one with unspecific mail support every 2 weeks one without
follow-up without mail support
University Hospital Zurich - only online recruitment
Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
Change of Quality of life
WHOQol brev - WHO quality of life questionnaire short form
Time frame: at screening, post treatment (3 months) and follow-up (6 months after post)
change of Sleep quality
Questionnaire PSQI - Pittsburgh sleep quality index
Time frame: screening, post treatment (3 months), follow-up(6 months after post)
change of severity of depression
patients receive mail support or not during follow up. Questionnaire: BDI - Beck Depression Inventory
Time frame: 3 time points screening, + 3 months + 6 months
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