Objective

To describe demographic and clinical characteristics of Spanish- and English-speaking visitors to a “Healthy Mood” website.

Methods

An online study intended to prevent depression by teaching users mood management skills recruited participants globally using primarily Google Ads. Those who consented responded to the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the MDE Screener (Muñoz, 1998) upon entry into the study.

Results

1423 participants consented, 437 English speakers and 986 Spanish speakers. Of the 1271 participants with sufficient depression symptom data, 65% screened positive for a current major depressive episode, 30% were at high risk for onset of a major depressive episode, and 5% were in the low-risk category.

Conclusion

Websites intended to be preventive appear to attract primarily individuals who are currently experiencing enough symptoms to screen positive for a major depressive episode. Only 30% of participants were appropriate for a depression prevention intervention. Therefore, such sites must be ready to encourage those with current depression to obtain professional help as well as ensure that the online self-help interventions are appropriate for participants who could benefit from both preventive and treatment interventions.

中文翻译：

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谁来自助抑郁症预防网站？讲西班牙语和英语的游客的特点

客观的

描述“健康心情”网站的说西班牙语和英语的访问者的人口统计和临床特征。

方法

一项旨在通过教授用户情绪管理技能来预防抑郁症的在线研究在全球范围内招募了主要使用 Google Ads 的参与者。同意的人在进入研究时对患者健康问卷 (PHQ-9) 和 MDE 筛选器 (Muñoz, 1998) 做出了回应。

结果

1423 名参与者同意，其中 437 名说英语和 986 名说西班牙语。在有足够抑郁症状数据的 1271 名参与者中，65% 的当前重度抑郁发作筛查呈阳性，30% 处于重度抑郁发作发作的高风险中，5% 处于低风险类别。

结论

旨在预防的网站似乎主要吸引目前正在经历足够症状以筛查重度抑郁发作阳性的个人。只有 30% 的参与者适合进行抑郁症预防干预。因此，这些网站必须准备好鼓励当前患有抑郁症的人获得专业帮助，并确保在线自助干预适合可以从预防和治疗干预中受益的参与者。