Effects of a WHO-guided digital health intervention for depression in Syrian refugees in Lebanon: A randomized controlled trial
Cuijpers Pim, Heim Eva, Abi Ramia Jinane, Burchert Sebastian, Carswell Kenneth, Cornelisz Ilja, Knaevelsrud Christine, Noun Philip, van Klaveren Chris, van’t Hof Edith, Zoghbi Edwina, van Ommeren Mark, El Chammay Rabih · PLOS Medicine · 2022 · Randomised controlled study
Recorded summary
A trial of guided digital self-help with 569 displaced Syrian adults found a depression benefit over enhanced usual care. Attrition limits interpretation. This was a guided digital programme without biofeedback.
Recorded limitations
The Lebanon trial tested guided digital self-help.
Evidence and provenance
Chapter Trust Factor uses a minimum of three distinct qualifying studies. Publication records retain their own evidence and assessment.
Study design and assessment
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- A trial of guided digital self-help with 569 displaced Syrian adults found a depression benefit over enhanced usual care. Attrition limits interpretation. This was a guided digital programme without biofeedback.
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004025
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- The authors describe a single-blind pragmatic trial of guided digital support in Lebanon.
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- A trial of guided digital self-help with 569 displaced Syrian adults found a depression benefit over enhanced usual care. Attrition limits interpretation. This was a guided digital programme without biofeedback.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35737665/ · https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004025
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- Cuijpers Pim, Heim Eva, Abi Ramia Jinane, Burchert Sebastian, Carswell Kenneth, Cornelisz Ilja, Knaevelsrud Christine, Noun Philip, van Klaveren Chris, van’t Hof Edith, Zoghbi Edwina, van Ommeren Mark, El Chammay Rabih
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- A trial of guided digital self-help with 569 displaced Syrian adults found a depression benefit over enhanced usual care. Attrition limits interpretation. This was a guided digital programme without biofeedback.
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- The Lebanon trial tested guided digital self-help.
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- A trial of guided digital self-help with 569 displaced Syrian adults found a depression benefit over enhanced usual care. Attrition limits interpretation. This was a guided digital programme without biofeedback.
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004025
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- The authors describe a single-blind pragmatic trial of guided digital support in Lebanon.
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- A trial of guided digital self-help with 569 displaced Syrian adults found a depression benefit over enhanced usual care. Attrition limits interpretation. This was a guided digital programme without biofeedback.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35737665/ · https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004025
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- A trial of guided digital self-help with 569 displaced Syrian adults found a depression benefit over enhanced usual care. Attrition limits interpretation. This was a guided digital programme without biofeedback.
- sources
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004025
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- The authors describe a single-blind pragmatic trial of guided digital support in Lebanon.
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- A trial of guided digital self-help with 569 displaced Syrian adults found a depression benefit over enhanced usual care. Attrition limits interpretation. This was a guided digital programme without biofeedback.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35737665/ · https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004025
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