Digital mental health interventions for anxiety and depressive symptoms in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

IF 5.2 3区 医学 Q1 PSYCHIATRY
Ilaria Riboldi , Daniele Cavaleri , Angela Calabrese , Chiara Alessandra Capogrosso , Susanna Piacenti , Francesco Bartoli , Cristina Crocamo , Giuseppe Carrà
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University students are particularly vulnerable to mental health issues, with anxiety and depression identified as the most common conditions. During the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing, self-isolation, and difficulties linked to online teaching and learning have increased their burden of anxiety and depressive symptoms. Thus, the urgent need to intervene in favour of these vulnerable subjects, together with the difficulties in delivering in-person interventions because of lockdowns and restrictions, has led to prioritize digital mental health strategies. This study aimed at systematically reviewing the existing literature on digital mental health interventions targeting anxiety and depressive symptoms in university students during the COVID-19 emergency. Systematic searches of Medline, Embase, and PsycInfo databases identified eight randomized controlled trials. Regarding anxiety symptoms, digitally delivered cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, and mind-body practice techniques emerged as valid strategies, while digital positive psychology and mindfulness-based interventions showed mixed results. On the other hand, digitally delivered dialectical behaviour therapy and positive psychology interventions have shown some efficacy in reducing depressive symptoms. Overall, the available literature, albeit of low quality, seems to support the role of digital interventions in promoting the mental health of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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2019冠状病毒病大流行期间大学生焦虑和抑郁症状的数字心理健康干预:随机对照试验的系统综述
大学生特别容易受到心理健康问题的影响,焦虑和抑郁被认为是最常见的情况。在新冠肺炎大流行期间,社交距离、自我安慰以及与在线教学相关的困难增加了他们的焦虑和抑郁症状负担。因此,迫切需要对这些弱势群体进行干预,再加上封锁和限制导致的亲自干预的困难,导致数字心理健康战略成为优先事项。本研究旨在系统回顾现有关于新冠肺炎紧急情况下针对大学生焦虑和抑郁症状的数字心理健康干预的文献。对Medline、Embase和PsycInfo数据库的系统搜索确定了八项随机对照试验。关于焦虑症状,数字传递的认知行为疗法、辩证行为疗法和身心练习技术成为有效的策略,而数字积极心理学和基于正念的干预措施显示出喜忧参半的结果。另一方面,数字提供的辩证行为疗法和积极的心理干预在减少抑郁症状方面显示出一定的疗效。总体而言,现有文献尽管质量较低,但似乎支持数字干预在新冠肺炎大流行期间促进大学生心理健康方面的作用。
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期刊介绍: The Spanish Journal of Psychiatry and Mental Health (SJPMH), incorporated into ISSN 1888-9891, is the official scientific publication of the Spanish Society of Psychiatry and Mental Health. The journal focuses on studying mental illnesses, their pathological processes, and their psychosocial consequences, and aims to disseminate scientific advances in all areas related to mental health and illness. SJPMH accepts unpublished works on psychiatry and mental health, including their medical and social implications. The journal provides space for research in the biological, clinical, and psychosocial fields. Manuscripts undergo peer-review by external reviewers before being accepted for publication. SJPMH is indexed in Index Medicus/Medline, IBECS, Social Sciences Citation Index Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition, and Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences.
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