RT Journal Article
T1 Efficacy of a cognitive behavioral intervention for the prevention of depression in nonprofessional caregivers administered through a smartphone app: a randomized controlled trial
A1 Vázquez González, Fernando Lino
A1 Blanco Seoane, Vanessa
A1 Hita, Isabel
A1 Torres Iglesias, Ángela J.
A1 Otero, Patricia
A1 Páramo, Mario
A1 Salmerón, Mar
K1 Depression
K1 Prevention
K1 App
K1 Smartphone
K1 Caregiver
K1 Cognitive behavioral
K1 Randomized controlled trial
AB Due to the limited availability of in-person interventions for caregivers, the development of effective programs that use new technologies to prevent depression is needed. The goal of this research was to assess the efficacy of a cognitive behavioral intervention for the prevention of depression, administered to nonprofessional caregivers through a smartphone application (app). One hundred and seventy-five caregivers were randomly assigned to either an app-based cognitive behavioral intervention (CBIA), the CBIA intervention plus a telephone conference call (CBIA + CC), or an attention control group (ACG).  At post-intervention, the incidence of depression was lower in the CBIA and CBIA + CC compared to the ACG (1.7% and 0.0% vs. 7.9%, respectively). The absolute risk, relative risk, and number needed to treat compared to the ACG were 6.2%, 21.6%, and 16 for the CBIA, whilst they were 8%, 0.0%, and 13 for the CBIA + CC. Depressive symptomatology was significantly lower in the CBIA and CBIA + CC compared to the ACG (d = 0.84, Cliff’s d = 0.49; d = 1.56, Cliff’s d = 0.72), as well as in the CBIA + CC compared to the CBIA (d = 0.72, Cliff’s d = 0.44). The prevention of depression was more likely in participants who received the CBIA, and adding the conference call in the CBIA + CC group improved the likelihood of this.
PB MDPI
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/31630
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/31630
LA eng
NO Vázquez, F.L.; Blanco, V.; Hita, I.; Torres, Á.J.; Otero, P.; Páramo, M.; Salmerón, M. Efficacy of a cognitive behavioral intervention for the prevention of depression in nonprofessional caregivers administered through a smartphone app: a randomized controlled trial. J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 5872
NO This research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness(Project PSI2016-79041)
DS Minerva
RD 23 abr 2026