Evaluation of Two Versions of a Digital Problem Solving Tool for the General Public Specific for the COVID-19 Pandemic

Karolinska Institutet397 enrolled

Overview

A digital problem solving tool was tailored to people in the general public with practical or emotional problems during COVID-19. Content analysis were used to account for the types of problems participants used the tool to solve. Participants were randomized to one of two versions of the problem solving tool, a simple and a more advanced graphical interface. These versions were compared on participant-rated usability, credibility and the level of actual interaction with the tool.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

397

Conditions

Problem Solving

Interventions

Digital problem solving toolBEHAVIORAL

Digital problem solving tool - adapted for practical and emotional problems during the COVID-19 pandemic

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 16 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * can use the Swedish language * access to, and knowledge how to use, a digital internet-capable device Exclusion Criteria: * under 16 years * no practical or emotional problems during pandemic

Locations (1)

Centrum för Psykiatriforskning

Stockholm, Sweden

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

System Usability Scale

Self-rated assessment of usability, higher score is better

Time frame: immediately after the intervention

Treatment Credibility Scale

Self-rated assessment of treatment credibility, higher score is better

Time frame: immediately after the intervention

Secondary Outcomes

Use of intervention

How much has the participant interacted with the problem solving tool.

Time frame: immediately after the intervention

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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