This study evaluates the effectiveness of a novel depression self-management intervention in adolescents with depression.
Half of participants will receive a traditional depression self-management intervention, while the other half will receive the novel depression self-management intervention. In an exploratory, pilot 2-group randomized controlled trial (RCT), 16 adolescents were followed over 6 months. Data were collected at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
16
Trust building plus depression self-management
Traditional depression self-management
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Patient Health Questionnaire-8 Adolescent
The Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8) Adolescent has 8 items scored on a 4 point Likert scale summed for a total score ranging from 0-24. Higher scores indicate greater levels of depressive symptoms with a score of 10 indicating a moderate level of depressive symptoms. The population mean = 5.6 (SD = 1.0).
Time frame: 3 months and 6 months post baseline
Youth Quality of Life Scale
The Youth Quality of Life Instrument-Short Form has 15 items measured on a 10 point Likert scale that are summed and t-scored, with higher scores indicating greater QoL. This is a continuously distributed scale without clinical cutoff scores. The quality of life mean t-score in the youth without depression (M= 81.0, SD= 11.7) is greater than the mean t-score in youth diagnosed with depression (M= 58.6, SD= 14.2).
Time frame: 3 and 6 months post baseline
Adolescent Sleep Hygiene Scale
The Adolescent Sleep Hygiene Scale-revised has 8 subscales with 24 items scored on a 6 point Likert scale. Each subscale total is the mean of the items contained within. The mean of the subscale scores indicates the overall sleep score, with higher scores indicating greater sleep hygiene. The range is 1-6, with poor sleep hygiene indicated by the lowest quintile scores, which is ≤ 3.8 and good sleep hygiene is indicated by the highest quintile score, which is ≥ 4.9.
Time frame: 3 and 6 months post baseline
Stress Management
The Adolescent Lifestyle Questionnaire Stress Management Subscale has four items on a 5 point Likert scale that are summed for a total score. The range is 5-20. Higher scores indicate greater stress management behavior. This is a continuously distributed scale without clinical cutoff scores. The population mean = 13.0 (SD = 3.6).
Time frame: 3 and 6 months post baseline
Medication Adherence
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The Extent of Non-Adherence Scale has 3 items measured on a 5-point Likert scale. A total score reflecting non-adherence is calculated by the mean of item responses, with a range of 1-5. Higher scores indicate greater levels of non-adherence and lower scores indicate greater adherence. The population mean = 1.8 (SD = 1.0).
Time frame: 3 and 6 months post baseline
Appointment Keeping
The Hill-Bone Compliance Appointment Keeping Scale has 3 items measured on a four-point Likert scale. One item is reverse scored and then the three items are summed, resulting in a score ranging from 3-12. This is a continuously distributed scale without clinical cutoff scores. Lower scores indicate greater appointment keeping (M = 5.27 ± 0.93).
Time frame: 3 and 6 months post baseline