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

Karolinska Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Problem Solving

Treatments: Behavioral: Digital problem solving tool

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04677270

COVIDPROBLEM

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 397 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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397 participants in 2 patient groups

Traditional interface

Experimental group

Description:

Digital problem solving tool with a simple textbased graphical interface

Treatment:

Behavioral: Digital problem solving tool

Advanced interface

Experimental group

Description:

Digital problem solving tool with an advanced graphical interface and automatic functions

Treatment:

Behavioral: Digital problem solving tool