Personalized Prevention of Depression in Primary Care

The intervention is based on validated risk algorithms to predict depression and includes: 1) Mobile applications as main user's interface; 2) a DSS that helps patients to develop their own personalized plans to prevent (PPP) depression; 3) eight intervention modules (the core of the system) including activities to prevent depression, to be proposed by the DSS and chosen by the patient. The intervention is biopsychosocial and multi-component, including the following modules: physical exercise, improving sleep, expanding relationships, problem solving, improving communication skills, assertiveness training, making decisions and managing thoughts. Patients will implement the recommendations and the tool will monitor these actions, offering feedback to improve their PPP at 3, 6 and 9 months. The intervention also includes an initial and single 15-minute face-to-face GP-patient interview.

The intervention consists of an App that weekly send brief psychoeducational messages about physical and mental health (depression, anxiety, sleep hygiene, physical activity, etc.)