Stay Well at Home: a Text-messaging Study Social Distancing
Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety, COVID-19
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Depressive Symptoms focused on measuring Mobile health, Text-messaging, Covid-19, Mental health, Coping
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria:
- Over 18 years old
- Own a mobile phone
- Speak English or Spanish
Exclusion criteria:
- Not owning a mobile phone
- Under 18 years old
Sites / Locations
- University of California Berkeley
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Active Comparator
Experimental
Active Comparator
Uniform Random
Reinforcement Learning
Mood ratings only
Participants will receive supportive text-messages for a period of 2 months. These text-messages have two categories: behavioral activation (BA) and coping skills. In this arm, participants will receive one of these types of messages daily on a random schedule in random time periods throughout the day.
In this arm we will test a reinforcement learning (RL) algorithm with a learned decision mechanism for the timing and type of text-messages. The algorithm learns from previous data (which messages were sent, what was the participants' mood) to maximize an increase in participants' mood.
In this arm, participants will monitor their mood and receive random feedback based on mood responses.