Association between the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health Outcomes among Patients Enrolled in a Supported Digital Health Intervention
Year: 2022
Type: preprint
Abstract: Objective: This study compared mental health outcomes among people enrolled in an evidence-based digital mental health intervention before and during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Growth curve modeling was used to evaluate changes in biweekly depression and anxiety scores from 131 adults who participated pre- (2019; n=51) versus during- (2020; n=80) pandemic onset. Results: Individuals who completed the intervention during the pandemic (2020) had less steep declines in depression symptoms than those who participated pre-pandemic (2019). Despite an initial relative increase in anxiety and depression scores at the onset of the pandemic, differences in overall change in outcomes between the two cohorts were not evident by program completion. Conclusions: Participation in an evidence-based, digital mental health intervention during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with similar magnitudes of symptom improvement as participation before the pandemic.
Language: English
Subfield: Applied Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4307836502