Pilot randomised controlled trial of Help4Mood, an embodied virtual agent-based system to support treatment of depression

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 348-355

  Burton, Christopher ^a   Szentagotai Tatar, Aurora ^b   McKinstry, Brian ^c   Matheson, Colin ^c   Matu, Silviu ^b   Moldovan, Ramona ^b   Macnab, Michele ^c   Farrow, Elaine ^c   David, Daniel ^b   Pagliari, Claudia ^c   Serrano Blanco, Antoni ^d   Wolters, Maria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d Parc Sanitari San Joan De Deu ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Ehealth; telehealth; telepsychiatry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROMANIA; SCOTLAND; SPAIN; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; ROMANIA; SCOTLAND; SPAIN; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84983070104     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X15609793     Document Type: Article

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