Digital Self-help Support for Lifestyle Behavior Changes Among Primary Care Outpatients With Mental Health Problems

Karolinska Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Risk Reduction Behavior; Primary Health Care; Mental Health

Treatments: Behavioral: Treatment as usual; Behavioral: Digital Health Profile

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03691116

2016/1013-31/4

Details and patient eligibility

About

All patients, who have booked a first appointment with a psychologist or counselor at two primary care clinics, are asked to fill out a lifestyle screening questionnaire within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system. Up to 150 patients will be screened. The patients who have filled out the first screening and given informed consent are randomized to either Group A: A digital health check-up, with more questions and brief feedback; or Group B: Treatment as usual.

The digital health check-up is based on "Hälsoprofilen", a material that successfully has been used with thousands of patients in Western Sweden. This material generates brief feedback to the patients about the status of their lifestyle behavior and indicates the need for change when necessary for better health. After 10 weeks, the patients fill in the first short screening again. Outcome analyses will compare the two groups.

Full description

The study will be carried out at two primary care clinics in Stockholm. All patients, who have booked a first appointment with a psychologist or counselor at two primary care clinics, are asked to fill out a lifestyle screening questionnaire within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system. Up to 150 patients will be screened. The patients who have filled out the first screening and given informed consent are randomized to either Group A: A digital health check-up, with more questions and brief feedback; or Group B: Treatment as usual.

The digital health check-up is based on "Hälsoprofilen", a material that successfully has been used with thousands of patients in Western Sweden. This material generates brief feedback to the patients about the status of their lifestyle behavior and indicates the need for change when necessary for better health. After 10 weeks, the patients fill in the first short screening again. Outcome analyses will compare the two groups.

Enrollment: 150 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients that seeks psychological treatment during the time period when the study is ongoing.

Exclusion criteria

• Children under 18 years.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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150 participants in 2 patient groups

Digital Health Profile

Experimental group

Description:

A digital health check-up, with questions, brief feedback and information about alcohol, tobacco, diet and exercise, as a complement to treatment as usual. (Psychological assessment and treatment)

Treatment:

Behavioral: Treatment as usual

Behavioral: Digital Health Profile

Treatment as usual

Active Comparator group

Description:

Psychological assessment and treatment as usual.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Treatment as usual