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Lattie EG, Ho J, Sargent E, et al. Teens Engaged in Collaborative Health: The Feasibility and Acceptability of an Online Skill-Building Intervention for Adolescents at Risk for Depression. Internet Interv. 2017;8:15-26doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2017.02.003.
Lattie, E. G., Ho, J., Sargent, E., Tomasino, K. N., Smith, J. D., Brown, C. H., & Mohr, D. C. (2017). Teens Engaged in Collaborative Health: The Feasibility and Acceptability of an Online Skill-Building Intervention for Adolescents at Risk for Depression. Internet interventions, 815-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2017.02.003
Lattie, Emily G, et al. "Teens Engaged in Collaborative Health: The Feasibility and Acceptability of an Online Skill-Building Intervention for Adolescents at Risk for Depression." Internet interventions vol. 8 (2017): 15-26. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2017.02.003
Lattie EG, Ho J, Sargent E, Tomasino KN, Smith JD, Brown CH, Mohr DC. Teens Engaged in Collaborative Health: The Feasibility and Acceptability of an Online Skill-Building Intervention for Adolescents at Risk for Depression. Internet Interv. 2017 Jun;8:15-26. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2017.02.003. Epub 2017 Mar 02. PMID: 28584734; PMCID: PMC5456272.
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Internet Interv. 2017 Jun;8:15-26. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2017.02.003. Epub 2017 Mar 02.

Teens Engaged in Collaborative Health: The Feasibility and Acceptability of an Online Skill-Building Intervention for Adolescents at Risk for Depression.

Internet interventions

Emily G Lattie, Joyce Ho, Elizabeth Sargent, Kathryn N Tomasino, J D Smith, C Hendricks Brown, David C Mohr

Affiliations

  1. Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 750 N. Lake Shore Dr., 10 Floor, Chicago, IL 60611 USA.
  2. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 750 N. Lake Shore Dr., 10 Floor, Chicago, IL 60611 USA.

PMID: 28584734 PMCID: PMC5456272 DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2017.02.003

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is an ongoing need for effective and accessible preventive interventions for adolescent depression and substance abuse. This paper reports on a field trial of an online indicated preventive intervention, ProjectTECH, which is based on cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques. The study aims to gather information about the feasibility and acceptability of this program. Secondary aims of this study were to examine the impact of the program on depression symptoms, perceived stress, positive affect, and substance use and to compare differences between groups that were led by a peer versus those that were led by a licensed clinician.

METHODS: High school students (n = 39) were recruited primarily through social media advertisements, and assigned to four groups of 8-12 individuals to collaboratively participate in an 8 week peer network-based online preventive intervention which were led by a trained peer guide or a licensed clinician. Participants were provided with didactic lessons, CBT-based mood management tools, and peer networking features, and completed quantitative and qualitative feedback at baseline, midpoint, end of intervention, and 1 month follow up.

RESULTS: The program attracted and retained users primarily from social media and was used frequently by many of the participants (system login M = 25.62, SD = 16.58). Participants rated the program as usable, and offered several suggestions for improving the program, including allowing for further personalization by the individual user, and including more prompts to engage with the social network. From baseline to end of intervention, significant decreases were observed in depressive symptoms and perceived stress (

CONCLUSIONS: Results of this study indicates that ProjectTECH, an indicated preventive intervention for high school-aged adolescents, demonstrates both feasibility, acceptability, and short-term, longitudinal psychological benefits for participants. Future iterations of the program may benefit from close attention to user interface design and the continued use of trained peer support guides.

Keywords: adolescents; cognitive behavioral therapy; depression; internet; prevention

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