Effectiveness of a web-based cognitive-behavioral tool to improve mental well-being in the general population: randomized controlled trial.

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BACKGROUND: Interventions to promote mental well-being can bring benefits to the individual and to society. The Internet can facilitate the large-scale and low-cost delivery of individually targeted health promoting interventions. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a self-directed Internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral skills training tool in improving mental well-being in a population sample. METHODS: This was a randomized trial with a waiting-list control. Using advertisements on ...

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Authors: Powell, J; Hamborg, T; Stallard, N; Burls, A; McSorley, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of medical Internet research
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 1
• Pages: e2
• Publication date: 2013-01-01
• DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2240
• EISSN: 1438-8871
• ISSN: 1439-4456
• Language: English
• Keywords: Female; Telemedicine; Treatment Outcome; Delivery of Health Care; Humans; Depression; Quality of Life; Questionnaires; Cognitive Therapy; Middle Aged; Male; Therapy, Computer-Assisted; Mental Health Services; Motor Activity; Health Promotion; England; Anxiety; Internet; Mental Health; Adult