Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Research Protocols
Date Submitted: Aug 1, 2020
Date Accepted: Oct 27, 2020
Date Submitted to PubMed: Oct 28, 2020
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A Self-applied Positive Psychology Online Intervention Program in the Mexican population: Study Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial
ABSTRACT
Background:
The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has become a public health emergency of international concern that has not only threatened people's physical health but has also affected mental health and psychological well-being. It is necessary to develop and offer strategies that will reduce the affectation and promote adaptive coping with the outbreak
Objective:
This study protocol aims to describe a self-administered online intervention based on the principles of Positive Psychology supported by elements of cognitive behavioral therapy and behavioral activation therapy for the reduction of symptoms of anxiety and depression, increasing positive emotions and sleep quality during and after the COVID-19 contingency through a system of telepsychology (Salud Mental COVID).
Methods:
A superiority randomized controlled clinical trial with two independent groups will be used, with intra-subject measures at four evaluation periods: pre-test, post-test, follow-up at 3 and 6 months. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions: (a) self-applied intervention with assistance via chat; (b) self-applied intervention without assistance via chat.
Results:
The clinical trial is ongoing. This protocol was approved by the Research Ethics Board of the Free School of Psychology University of Behavioral Sciences. Our aim is to publish the preliminary results in December 2020.
Conclusions:
The central mechanism of action will be to investigate the effectiveness of an intervention based on Positive Psychology through a web platform, which can be delivered through cellphones, computers and tablets, with contents that has been rigorously contextualized to the Mexican culture in order to provide functional strategies for the target users derived from the health contingency by COVID-19. Clinical Trial: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04468893; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04468893
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