METHODS: Adult participants (n = 34) with skin conditions and mild-moderate depressive symptoms were invited to undertake a six-week, compassion-based online intervention for depression with email support. Engagement with the intervention was monitored, along with time spent facilitating the intervention, and participant feedback was collected each week and post-intervention. Pre-post changes in depression, self-compassion and dermatological quality of life were also assessed.
RESULTS: The intervention was started by 25 participants and completed by 13. Feedback scores indicated that the website was evaluated positively and that the sessions had positive impacts on participants. Participants appreciated the skin-specific aspects of the intervention but varied as to which of the compassion-based exercises they found helpful. The online intervention was feasible to provide and facilitate, and treatment completers showed improvements in depression, quality of life and self-compassion.
CONCLUSIONS: The online compassion-based intervention holds promise as a treatment for depression in people with skin conditions. Recommendations are made for future research and further development of the intervention.
BACKGROUND: This study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov on 21 October 2019, NCT04132973.
方法:邀请患有皮肤病和轻度-中度抑郁症状的成年参与者(n=34)进行为期六周的研究,基于同情的在线干预抑郁症与电子邮件支持。对干预的参与进行了监测,以及促进干预所花费的时间,每周和干预后收集参与者的反馈.抑郁症前的变化,还评估了自我同情和皮肤病学生活质量。
结果:干预由25名参与者开始,由13名参与者完成。反馈得分表明,该网站得到了积极评价,会议对参与者产生了积极影响。参与者对干预的皮肤特定方面表示赞赏,但对于他们认为有帮助的基于同情心的练习有所不同。在线干预是可行的,可以提供和促进,治疗完成者表现出抑郁症的改善,生活质量和自我同情。
结论:基于同情心的在线干预有望成为患有皮肤病的抑郁症患者的治疗方法。对未来的研究和干预措施的进一步发展提出了建议。
背景:这项研究于2019年10月21日在ClinicalTrials.gov注册,NCT04132973。