To Improve Depressive Symptoms Using a Web-App

Description

This study is being done to answer a question on whether a Web App-based Lifestyle Physical Activity Promotion Program is effective in improving depressive symptom experience of midlife Korean American women (WPAPP-K).

Conditions

Depression

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Study overview

This study is being done to answer a question on whether a Web App-based Lifestyle Physical Activity Promotion Program is effective in improving depressive symptom experience of midlife Korean American women (WPAPP-K).

A Web-App Based Lifestyle Physical Activity Promotion Program to Improve Depressive Symptom Experience: Midlife Korean American Women

To Improve Depressive Symptoms Using a Web-App

Condition
Depression
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Austin

The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States, 78712

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * self-reported midlife Korean-American women
  • * aged 40 to 60 years
  • * whose parents and grandparents are of Korean descent;
  • * who can read and write English or Korean;
  • * who currently reside in the United States;
  • * who are sedentary (without any disabilities preventing physical activity);
  • * who are online through computers or mobile devices;
  • * have experienced depressive symptoms during the past two weeks (1 to 10 on the Patient Health Questionnaire \[PHQ-9\],which is equivalent to the cut-point of minimal to moderate depression.
  • * major signs or symptoms suggestive of pulmonary or CVD
  • * history of a myocardial infarction, stroke, or Type I diabetes mellitus
  • * blood pressure higher than 160/100 mm Hg
  • * Use of beta-blockers, diltiazem, or verapamil

Ages Eligible for Study

40 Years to 60 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Texas at Austin,

Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, The University of Texas at Austin

Study Record Dates

2026-10