Results from a Randomized Trial of a Dashboard Intervention for Tracking Digital Social Media Activity in Clinical Care of Individuals with Mood and Anxiety Disorders (Preprint)
Published: March 23, 2025
BACKGROUND
Digital
social
activity,
defined
as
interactions
on
media
and
electronic
communication
platforms,
has
become
increasingly
important.
Social
factors
impact
mental
health
can
contribute
to
depression
anxiety.
Therefore,
incorporating
digital
activity
into
routine
care
the
potential
improve
outcomes.
OBJECTIVE
To
compare
treatment
augmented
with
an
dashboard
of
patient's
versus
treatment-as-usual
patient-rated
outcomes
symptoms
in
a
randomized
trial
patients
mood
anxiety
disorders.
METHODS
We
developed
personalized
summarizing
participant’s
activity.
This
dashboard,
collaboratively
discussed
during
visits,
was
used
augment
clinical
tested
against
treatment-as-usual.
Clinicians
were
recruited
from
outpatient
psychiatry
clinics.
Patients
eligible
if
12
years
or
older
receiving
for
disorder.
Psychiatric
measures
(primary
outcome
measure)
(secondary
obtained
at
each
clinic
visit
part
measurement-based
standard
care.
Baseline
3-month
follow
up
assessments
included
measure
status
therapeutic
alliance
measure.
Also
collected
collateral
information
action
scale.
RESULTS
A
total
103
consented,
97
whom
intervention
arm
(n=
49)
usual
48).
There
no
differences
symptom
rating
scores
between
two
arms.
However,
there
significant
increase
discussion
it
did
not
appear
change
patient
alliance.
CONCLUSIONS
Incorporation
feasible
led
increased
but
CLINICALTRIAL
The
study
is
registered
ClinicalTrials.gov
(NCT03925038).
INTERNATIONAL
REGISTERED
REPORT
RR2-10.2196/63279
Language: Английский