Digital health applications for older people with depressive disorders – pilot study

Conditions: F32.0
F33.0
F32.1
F33.1
Mild depressive episode
Recurrent depressive disorder, current episode mild
Moderate depressive episode
Recurrent depressive disorder, current episode moderate

Registration Number: DRKS00033640

Lead Sponsor: Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 19

Inclusion Criteria

Presence of a mild or moderate depressive disorder according to ICD-10 diagnosis
-Written consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria

-Presence of acute psychotic symptoms
-Presence of acute suicidal tendencies or self-endangerment, resulting in a direct need for treatment
-Presence of a severe intellectual disability that prevents participation
-Presence of an advanced and incurable illness
-Diagnosed bipolar disorder or schizophrenia
-Current participation in another treatment or intervention study
-Current use of a DiGA for the treatment of depressive disorders
-No capacity to consent
-Motor and sensory impairments that prevent the use of a smartphone
-Insufficient knowledge of German

Study & Design

Study Type: observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
sability of the digital health applications deprexis and Selfapy for initial use by older people (=60 years) with depressive disorder

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1)Socio-demographic data<br>2)Digital health literacy (Revised German eHealth Literacy Scale (GR-eHEALS))<br>3)Health literacy (European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire 16 (HLS-EU-Q16))<br>4)Media affinity (two questionnaires on the use of modern technology and knowledge of modern technology)<br>5)Data from the Patient Health Questionnaire for the assessment of depressive disorders (PHQ-9)<br>6)Usability according to the System Usability Scale (SUS)