The beneficial effects of a kindergarten dietary-physical activity intervention applied by the kindergarten teachers, on nutrition and physical activity knowledge and preferences, fitness, and BMI percentile were evident one year after the end of intervention.
In this sense, in the last years, low-intensity psychological interventions applied by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been shown as an efficacious therapeutic option for the treatment of many mental health problems, including depression.
Low-intensity psychological interventions applied by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) could be an efficacious and cost-effective therapeutic option for the treatment of depression.
This is probably the first study in Spain aiming to improve symptomatology and quality of life of depressed patients using low intensity interventions applied by ICTs.
Research has indicated that tobacco cessation interventions applied by other health care staff may equally be effective in primary health care [ 27].
Low-intensity psychological interventions applied by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are not frequently used in Spain and could be an efficacious and cost-effective therapeutic option for the treatment of depression.
Low-intensity psychological interventions applied by Information and Communication Technologies have been not used before in Spain and could be an efficacious and cost-effective therapeutic option for depression treatment.
The aim of this study is to assess 3 low-intensity psychological interventions applied by ICTs (healthy lifestyle, positive affect and mindfulness) in Primary Care; significant efficacy for depression treatment has previously showed in specialized clinical settings by those interventions, but ICTs were not used.
The strength of the study is that, to our knowledge, this is the first multicenter controlled randomized clinical trial of four low intensity and self-guided interventions applied by ICTs (healthy lifestyle psychoeducational program; focused program on positive affect promotion; brief intervention based on mindfulness; and improved treatment as usual group) in Primary Care settings.
The strength of the study is that it is the first multicenter controlled randomized clinical trial of three low intensity and self-guided interventions applied by ICTs (healthy lifestyle psychoeducational program; focused program on positive affect promotion and brief intervention based on mindfulness) in Primary Care settings.
