EFFECTIVENESS OF MOBILE APP-BASED INTERVENTION FOR REDUCING DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMPS: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Abstract

Background: Depression is still one of the mental health disorders with the highest prevalence in the world. Depression is the 4th highest disease in the world according to WHO. Less than 25% of people with depression receive further treatment, the majority of whom do not go to health care for fear of being stigmatized by others. This problem can be overcome by using technology as an intervention to reduce depressive symptoms. Object: This systematic review aims to describe the effectiveness of mobile App-based interventions in reducing depressive symptoms. Method: Searching articles used Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) with keywords of m-health OR mobile health OR mobile app health AND intervention OR program AND reduce OR reduction AND depression OR depressive symptoms. This research used academic databases including: Scopus, CINAHL, ScienceDirect and Pubmed with inclusion criteria include: articles published in 2018-2023 using RCT who testing the effectiveness of Mobile App-based intervention for reducing depressive symptoms and in English and using The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Critical Appraisal method. A total of 802 articles are found and 10 articles were reviewed in this research. Participants in this study were adults. Results: All research related to various types of Mobile App-based interventions to reduce depressive symptoms such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Behavioural activation dan Psychotherapy. Conclusion: This research shows that some interventions or programs that have been analyzed effectively can reduce depressive symptoms. Further research is needed to conduct more clinical trials to determine which applications have greater influence and improvement