Comparing human and automated support for depression: Fractional factorial randomized controlled trial

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 72, Issue , 2015, Pages 72-80

  Kelders, Saskia M ^a   Bohlmeijer, Ernst T ^a   Pots, Wendy T M ^a   van Gemert Pijnen, Julia E W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adherence; Depression; Persuasive technology; Support; Web based intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; E-MAIL; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; TEXT MESSAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEB BROWSER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXT MESSAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84937220288     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2015.06.014     Document Type: Article

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