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KMID : 1023220150060010055
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Mental Health
2015 Volume.6 No. 1 p.55 ~ p.61
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A Study on Effects of the Internet Depression Self-help Program - Focusing on Depression Self-help Program ‘MAUM TOUCH’ -
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손기화:Shon Ki-Hwa
오현아:Oh Hyun-Ah/김지은:Kim Ji-Eun/이명수:Lee Myeong-Soo
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Abstract
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Purpose : This study investigated the participants who participated in the ‘Maum Touch’ program in the website of Mind Spa, the self-care depression program of Seoul city, 5 sessions, and then verified the participations were effective to reduce their depression.
Method : This study investigated 10,168 users who logged in the Maum Touch in Mind Spa between August, 2013 and October, 2015 and experienced the program service, and then selected only 437 users who finished to use the program service 5 times. It used the CES-D(depression scale) to compare the 레벨s of depression of the users before and after completing the program, and analyzed the matching samples using t-test through SPSS 18.0.
Result : About 50.8% of user lived in Seoul, and the number of female users were 3 times higher the number of male users. About 73% of user were 20s and 30s, and about 79.6% of users were single. Also, about 72% of users had no experience in psychiatric help, and about 47% of users were students or housewives. As a result of the T-test for the matching samples, the depression 레벨s of 437 users who completed the Maum Touch were meaningfully changed. Also, as a result of surveying the users with 8 questions for understanding their subjective satisfactions, the average of answers from 364 respondents was 6.5 out of 10(very satisfactory).
Conclusion : The Maum Touch is not for serious patients with chronic psychiatric problems, but for neighbors with minor depression. This study showed that the Maum Touch was helpful for them. This study showed the necessity to create contents that the users can adapt to their daily life based on the result of the survey for understanding subjective satisfactions, and expected to distribute various internet programs not only for depression but also for multiple mental problems.
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KEYWORD
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Mental Health, Depression, Internet Depression Program, Mindspa
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