Online interventions for mental health in times of COVID: a systematic review and quality assessment of scientific production
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- dc.contributor.author Rodríguez-Prada, Cristina
- dc.contributor.author Burgaleta Díaz, Miguel, 1981-
- dc.contributor.author Morís Fernández, Luis, 1982-
- dc.contributor.author Vadillo, Miguel A.
- dc.contributor.author Soto-Faraco, Salvador, 1970-
- dc.date.accessioned 2024-06-25T06:04:27Z
- dc.date.available 2024-06-25T06:04:27Z
- dc.date.issued 2023
- dc.description.abstract The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological well-being led to a proliferation of online psychological interventions, along with the publications of studies assessing their efficacy. The aim of the present work was to assess the scientific quality of studies addressing online psychological interventions for common mental health problems, comparing studies published during the COVID-19 pandemic to equivalent control articles published four years before the pandemic. To this end, we developed and applied a quality checklist to both samples of articles (N=108). Overall, we found that the methodological quality of many studies on psychological interventions was poor both before and during the pandemic. For instance, 33% of the studies lacked a control group of any kind in both samples of articles, and less than 5% of studies used blinding of any sort. Within this context, we found that studies conducted during the pandemic were published faster, but showed a decrease in key indicators such as the randomized allocation of participants of the experimental groups, pre-registration or data sharing. We conclude that the low overall quality of the available research on online psychological interventions deserves further scrutiny and should be taken into consideration to make informed decisions on therapy choice, policy making, and public health –particularly in times of increased demand and public interest such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
- dc.description.sponsorship The project was funded by ‘Ayudas Fundación BBVA a Equipos de Investigación Científica SARS-CoV-2 y COVID-19’, grant nº #093_2020. MAV is funded by AEI / UE (grant CNS2022-135346) SSF is funded by the AGAUR Generalitat de Catalunya (2021 SGR 00911). MB is funded by the Serra Hunter programme / Generalitat de Catalunya. CRP is co-financed by the funds of the Recovery, Transformation, Resilience and Next Generation - EU plan of the European Union. Exp. INVESTIGO 2022-C23.I01.P03.S0020-0000031- Psychiatry Area.
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- dc.identifier.citation Rodríguez-Prada C, Burgaleta M, Morís L, Vadillo MA, Soto-Faraco S. Online interventions for mental health in times of COVID: a systematic review and quality assessment of scientific production. Collabra: Psychology. 2023 Dec 21;9(1):90197. DOI: 10.1525/collabra.90197
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/collabra.90197
- dc.identifier.issn 2474-7394
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/60554
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher University of California Press
- dc.relation.ispartof Collabra: Psychology. 2023 Dec 21;9(1):90197
- dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/3PE/CNS2022-135346
- dc.rights This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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- dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- dc.subject.keyword Research quality assessment
- dc.subject.keyword COVID-19
- dc.subject.keyword Meta-research
- dc.subject.keyword Clinical psychology
- dc.subject.keyword Telehealth
- dc.subject.keyword Online interventions
- dc.title Online interventions for mental health in times of COVID: a systematic review and quality assessment of scientific production
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