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Systematic Review
Effectiveness of internet-based self-help interventions for depression in adolescents and young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Ma Qian 1
Shi Yimin 461120618@qq.com

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Zhao Wei 3
Zhang Huixiang 1
Tan Dongmei 2
Ji Congcong 1
Liu Lin 1
1 Jinan Preschool Education College, Jinan City, Shandong Province 250307 China
2 https://ror.org/02n9as466 grid.506957.8 Shandong Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, Traditional Chinese Medicine department, 238 Jingshi East Roa, Lixia District, Jinan City, Shandong Province 250014 China
3 https://ror.org/00rzspn62 grid.10347.31 0000 0001 2308 5949 Department of Educational Foundation and Humanities, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603 Malaysia
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Objective

To assess the effectiveness of Internet-based self-help interventions in treating depression in adolescents and young adults.

Methods

A systematic search was conducted across six databases, including PubMed, to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that satisfied the specified inclusion and exclusion criteria. The intervention measure consisted of Internet-based self-help interventions.

Results

A total of 23 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included in this analysis. Meta-analysis indicated that Internet-based self-help therapies significantly reduced depression scores in adolescents and young adults. (OR = -0.68, 95%CI [-0.88, -0.47], P < 0.001). We examined the effects of patient recruitment from various regions, medication usage, therapist involvement, weekly intervention time, and intervention duration. Patients selected from school, primary healthcare centers, clinics and local communities had better results. Intervention lasting 30 to 60 min and 60 to180 minutes per week were effective in the short term.

Conclusion

The internet-based self-help intervention can be effective in treating depression in adolescents and young adults. However, factors such as patient recruitment locations, medication usage, Therapists’ involvement, weekly intervention time, and intervention duration interacted with the outcome. Subgroup analysis on potential adverse effects and gender was impossible due to insufficient data from the included studies.

Supplementary Information

The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12888-024-06046-x.

Keywords

Internet-based self-help
Adolescents
Young adults
Depression
Meta-analysis
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pmcIntroduction

Depression is a prevalent mental illness characterized by depressed mood and lack of interest along with low self-esteem, distress, pessimism, and thoughts about suicide [1]. Depression prevalence is increasing in teenagers and young adults [2, 3]. Though traditional face-to-face psychotherapy is the recommended treatment [4], there are numerous challenges - the shortage of qualified professional doctors and psychotherapists and treatment expenses [5]. Since adolescents are competent users of the Internet [6], Internet-based self-help interventions can be more helpful for them due to flexible scheduling, freedom from geographical and traffic limits, and improved privacy [7, 8]. Prior research has shown the positive impact of self-help interventions on mental disorders [9].

10–12Nevertheless, these studies are old and concentrated on cognitive-behavioral approaches utilizing paper-based mediums, such as self-help manuals in print form, rather than internet-based self-help interventions. There is a growing body of research examining the effectiveness of internet-based interventions in reducing depressive symptoms. These studies have primarily focused on adults.

The rate of depression differs across different age groups. In childhood, the prevalence is less than 3% [13], rising to 14% during adolescence [14] and then to 17% in young adults [15], and then remain stable. It is essential to give more attention to the adolescent and young adult populations due to the increased vulnerability to depression in their formative years. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been conducted to explore Internet-based self-help interventions for depression, but results have been inconsistent [16–18].

In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Internet-based self-help interventions on depression in adolescents and young adults. We also conducted subgroup analyses to investigate the factors that influence the effectiveness of Internet-based self-help interventions. These analyses were stratified based on patient recruitment locations, medication use, therapist involvement, weekly intervention time, and durations.

Materials and methods

Source of literature and screening

This study was conducted using the guidelines set by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systemic Review and Meta-analysis (PRISMA). Our study protocol has been registered in PROSPERO. A comprehensive search was conducted in several English databases, namely PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science, CINAL, and SCOPUS. In accordance with the research inclusion criteria outlined in the Cochrane Handbook for Collaboration Network System Evaluators (version 5.0.2), the search results from various databases were imported into the literature management program Endnote 9.2. Afterwards, two researchers independently reviewed the literature and cross-checked their findings. Disagreements between them were resolved through the input of a third researcher. After excluding duplicates in the retrieved literature, the titles and abstracts of the remaining studies were screened to eliminate irrelevant studies. Following the initial screening, the complete texts of the remaining studies were reviewed to eliminate any irrelevant studies. Figure 1 displays the study screening flowchart. The data extracted from studies that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were entered into Excel 2019. The information included the first author, publication year, study area, average age, sample size, intervention measure, intervention site, control measure, diagnostic criteria, baseline symptoms, measurement scales, course of treatment, and risk of bias assessment. For studies not reporting the results, the corresponding authors were contacted to acquire more information.

Fig. 1 PRISMA flowchart

Search strategies

A comprehensive search was conducted in databases such as PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science, CINAL, and SCOPUS, covering the period from January 1788 to June 17, 2024. The enrolled RCTs were processed in line with the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The subject term and free word search strategies were as follows: ((((“Adolescent“[Mesh]) OR ((((((((((((((((Adolescents[Title/Abstract]) OR (Adolescence[Title/Abstract])) OR (Teens[Title/Abstract])) OR (Teen[Title/Abstract])) OR (Teenagers[Title/Abstract])) OR (Teenager[Title/Abstract])) OR (Youth[Title/Abstract])) OR (Youths[Title/Abstract])) OR (Adolescents, Female[Title/Abstract])) OR (Adolescent, Female[Title/Abstract])) OR (Female Adolescent[Title/Abstract])) OR (Female Adolescents[Title/Abstract])) OR (Adolescents, Male[Title/Abstract])) OR (Adolescent, Male[Title/Abstract])) OR (Male Adolescent[Title/Abstract])) OR (Male Adolescents[Title/Abstract]))) OR ((“Young Adult“[Mesh]) OR (((Adult, Young[Title/Abstract]) OR (Adults, Young[Title/Abstract])) OR (Young Adults[Title/Abstract])))) AND ((“Internet-Based Intervention“[Mesh]) OR ((((((((((((((((Internet Based Intervention[Title/Abstract]) OR (Internet-Based Interventions[Title/Abstract])) OR (Intervention, Internet-Based[Title/Abstract])) OR (Interventions, Internet-Based[Title/Abstract])) OR (Web-based Intervention[Title/Abstract])) OR (Intervention, Web-based[Title/Abstract])) OR (Interventions, Web-based[Title/Abstract])) OR (Web based Intervention[Title/Abstract])) OR (Web-based Interventions[Title/Abstract])) OR (Online Intervention[Title/Abstract])) OR (Intervention, Online[Title/Abstract])) OR (Interventions, Online[Title/Abstract])) OR (Online Interventions[Title/Abstract])) OR (Internet Intervention[Title/Abstract])) OR (Internet Interventions[Title/Abstract])) OR (Interventions, Internet[Title/Abstract])))) AND ((“Depression“[Mesh]) OR (((((Depressive Symptoms[Title/Abstract]) OR (Depressive Symptom[Title/Abstract])) OR (Symptom, Depressive[Title/Abstract])) OR (Emotional Depression[Title/Abstract])) OR (Depression, Emotional[Title/Abstract]))). No language restriction was applied.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ① studies on adolescents or young adults, 13 to 25 years ②. Studies on adolescents or young adults diagnosed with depression made based on the depression scale screening or by clinicians. ③ The intervention measure was Internet-based self-help interventions. Combined with previous studies, self-help interventions were described as the capacity of individuals to independently utilize written materials or multimedia resources via the internet or application (APP) to engage in relevant activities. The goal of self-help interventions should be related to psychological counseling or clinical psychology ④. The control group received either conventional treatment or was on a wait list for treatment. ⑤ The depression scale score was reported ⑥. Original data were complete, from which data regarding the depression prevalence rate could be extracted ⑦. The enrolled studies were RCTs.

Exclusion criteria: ① Studies with low quality and unavailable original data; ② meetings and unfinished clinical trials; ③ systematic reviews and meta-analyses; and ④ non-RCTs were excluded.

Outcome indicators

In this study, 24 RCTs were included. Depressive symptoms were measured using depression scales before and immediately after the intervention, and during follow-up after the intervention. The depression scales used included the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) [19], the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) [20], the Children’s Depression Rating Scale Revised (CDRS) [21], and the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) [22]. Also, the study evaluated the efficacy of Internet-based self-help interventions for depression by considering different factors such as the country where the intervention took place, the location where participants were recruited, whether they were taking medication, the involvement of professionals in the intervention, the duration of the intervention per week, and the overall intervention period.

Statistical analysis and quality evaluation

In this study, the Review Manager was used for statistical analysis. For continuous variables, the standardized mean differences (SMD) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were obtained for analysis. Heterogeneity was evaluated by I2 statistics, with I2 values of 25%, 50%, and 75% indicating low, moderate, and high heterogeneities, respectively. The random-effects model was applied in summarizing the measurements in all studies. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The Cochrane bias risk assessment tool was utilized to appraise the quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), encompassing six criteria: random sequence generation, allocation concealment, patient blinding, outcome assessor blinding, incomplete outcome data, selective reporting, and other forms of bias. According to the Cochrane Handbook’s recommendation, each item’s risk of bias was assessed and categorized as low, high, or ambiguous. The summary of bias analysis is depicted in Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 Summary of risk of bias identified in each of the included studies

Results

Effectiveness of internet-based self-help interventions for depression in adolescents and young adults

23 studies were included in the analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of Internet-based self-help interventions for depression in adolescents and young adults. The results of the meta-analysis revealed a significant level of variation (P < 0.01, I2 = 88%). The findings indicate that the depression scale scores in the group receiving Internet-based self-help interventions were notably lower compared to the pre-intervention (n = 3833, 23 RCTs, OR = -0.68, 95%CI [-0.88, -0.47], P < 0.001), as displayed in Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 The impact of internet-based self-help interventions for depression scores in adolescents and young adults

The efficacy among adolescents and young adults from different recruitment locations

The efficacy of Internet-based self-help interventions in patients recruited from distinct locations was observed by extracting recruitment locations from enrolled studies. This allowed for an assessment of these interventions’ impact on individuals from various places.

Figure 4 demonstrated that the patients selected from school, primary healthcare centers, clinics and local communities exhibited significantly reduced depression levels in the group receiving Internet-based self-help interventions. (recruitment from school: n = 2637, 13 RCTs, OR = -0.35, 95%CI [-0.43, -0.27], P < 0.01; recruitment from primary healthcare centers: n = 541, 3 RCTs, OR = -0.57, 95% CI [-0.75, -0.39], P < 0.01; recruitment from clinics: n = 328, 3 RCTs, [OR = -0.90, 95% CI [-1.13, -0.68], P < 0.01; recruitment from community: n = 125, 2 RCTs, OR = -1.23, 95%CI [-1.62, -0.85], P < 0.01). However, there was no significant difference in depression patients recruited from multiple locations. (recruitment from multiple locations: n = 202, 2 RCTs, OR = -0.22, 95%CI [-0.50, 0.06], P = 0.12;).

Fig. 4 The impact of internet-based self-help interventions for depression scores in adolescents and young adults recruited from different locations

The efficacy with the use of medication or the involvement of therapists

There was inconsistency regarding the use of medication or the involvement of therapists among the studies included. Therefore, as part of the Internet-based self-help interventions, a subgroup analysis was conducted to observe and evaluate the impact. This analysis focused on factors such as medication use and therapist involvement.

Based on the result of enrolled RCTs, Internet-based self-help interventions reduce the depression scores in depression patients, no matter whether medications (medication: n = 1195, 11 RCTs, OR = -96, 95%CI [-1.27, -0.66], P < 0.01; no medication: n = 2020, 8 RCTs, OR = -0.12, 95%CI [-0.21, -0.04], P > 0.05]) or therapists were involved (therapists: n = 2278, 17 RCTs, OR = -0.76, 95%CI [-1.01, -0.51], P < 0.01; no therapists: n = 1555, 6 RCTs, OR = -0.45, 95%CI [-0.76, -0.14, P < 0.01], as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

Fig. 5 The impact of internet-based self-help interventions for depression scores in adolescents and young adults with the use of medication

Fig. 6 The impact of internet-based self-help interventions for depression scores in adolescents and young adults with the involvement of therapists

The efficacy with different weekly intervention time

Among the included trials, weekly intervention time clearly affected Internet-based self-help interventions. We discovered that typically these interventions were carried out in modules with different weekly intervention duration. Thus, an estimation was made using the module content, and a subgroup analysis was performed to assess the effect of weekly intervention time on depression scores.

Based on the findings in Fig. 7, it is evident that the depression scores are reduced when individuals engage in weekly self-help interventions for a duration of 30–60 min and 60–180 min (30–60 min: n = 1065, 8 RCTs, OR = -0.96, 95%CI [-1.33, -0.59], P < 0.01; 60–180 min : n = 686, 6 RCTs, OR = -0.72, 95%CI [-1.13,-0.31], P < 0.01). However, there was no significant difference at other weekly intervention time among depression patients (< 30 min: n = 1385, 4 RCTs, OR = -0.63, 95%CI [-1.14, 0.12], P = 0.02; > 180 min: n = 571, 3 RCTs, OR = -0.16, 95% CI [-0.33, -0.00], P < 0.01).

Fig. 7 The impact of internet-based self-help interventions for depression scores in adolescents and young adults with different weekly intervention time

The efficacy with different intervention duration

In the included studies, we found that the duration of the intervention affected the efficacy of Internet-based self-help therapies. The studies were classified as short-term (< 24 weeks), medium-term (24–32 weeks), and long-term efficacy (> 32 weeks) based on previous research [23]. Thereafter, subgroup analyses were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of Internet-based self-help interventions over different intervention duration.

Figure 8 suggested that only the short-term efficacy of Internet-based self-help interventions reduced the depression scores (< 24 weeks: n = 4011, 23 RCTs, OR = -0.28, 95%CI [-0.43, -0.14], P < 0.01), while differences between the two intervention methods were not statistically significant among medium- or long-term intervention duration (24–32 weeks: n = 2086, 6 RCTs, OR = -0.06, 95%CI [-0.17, 0.06, P < 0.01]; > 32 weeks: n = 557, 3 RCTs, OR = -0.08, 95%CI [-0.44, 0.29, P > 0.01].

Fig. 8 The effect of internet-based self-help interventions for depression scores in adolescents and young adults with different intervention duration

Discussion

This study included 23 articles [8, 24–45] for statistical analysis. Since the effect of Internet-based self-help interventions on depression symptoms was evaluated using different depression scales, we had to convert MD into SMD. Subsequently, subgroup analyses were performed using various scales. The study findings indicated that Internet-based self-help interventions effectively reduced depression scale scores in adolescents and young adults, which aligns with previous research [46, 47].

We conducted subgroup analyses to observe the differences in the efficacy of Internet-based self-help interventions across different variables. Firstly, regarding different recruitment locations of participants, Internet-based self-help interventions were observed to significantly lower depression scores among patients recruited from school, primary healthcare centers, clinics and local communities. However, there was no significant reduction in depression scores among patients recruited from multiple locations. This difference may be related to the complexity of the recruited population. Previous studies frequently involved non-clinical individuals, for example, schoolchildren, who usually have milder symptoms and lower depression ratings and are, therefore, more likely to respond effectively to interventions [48].

On the other hand, students recruited from schools may have a higher level of interest in experimenting with self-help interventions as substitutes for traditional treatments [47], increasing their willingness to accept and have confidence in these interventions. Secondly, we performed subgroup analyses to examine the impact of medication usage and therapist involvement on the intervention [49]. Based on the result of enrolled RCTs, Internet-based self-help interventions reduce the depression scores in depression patients, no matter whether medications or therapists were involved. The results suggested that Internet-based self-help interventions were often modularized through online platforms or mobile APPs. Therefore, we estimated the weekly self-help intervention time based on the module content. As a result, a weekly Internet-based self-help intervention time of 30–60 min and 60–180 min yielded the effective results. However, many of the included studies did not specifically state the precise weekly intervention period, which could include some degree of subjectivity in this study; this subjective element thus reduced the objectivity of the research results. In addition to the weekly intervention time, the studies included in this analysis were classified into different durations of efficacy: short-term (less than 24 weeks), medium-term (24–32 weeks), and long-term (more than 32 weeks). Our findings revealed the high short-term effectiveness of Internet-based self-help programs. Unlike earlier studies demonstrating notable short-, medium- and long-term efficacy [23], there was no appreciable variation in medium- or long-term efficacy here. Furthermore, some researchers have found the negligible short- and long-term effectiveness of Internet-based self-help programs while the medium-term efficacy is noteworthy. Targeting anxiety disorders, however, there is no notable efficacy at any one moment [10]. Therefore, the efficacy of Internet-based self-help interventions at different time periods remains controversial. According to our analysis, the poor medium- and long-term efficacy reported in the studies could be attributed to small sample sizes and high attrition rates of long-term efficacy. Furthermore, it could be related to patients gradually forgetting their self-regulation abilities and knowledge after stopping the intervention, hence lacking consistent intervention effects.

Compared to traditional therapy, internet-based self-help can assist adolescent depression patients in understanding and managing symptoms, achieving the desired intervention effect [50]. Moreover, relative to conventional face-to-face treatment, self-help intervention measures are cheap, more universal, and can be provided to more patients [51]. Furthermore, Internet-based self-help therapies can be unrestricted by time, place, or the availability of professional physician resources. This allows patients to obtain more flexible interventions [50]. Moreover, internet-based self-help programs are likely more beneficial for the adolescent demographic. Adolescents have a high level of skill in using social media. Internet-based self-help interventions like animated games can offer more engaging and interactive content. Additionally, these interventions can effectively manage the treatment schedule for each patient through an online platform, provide personalized assistance, and help adolescents with low self-control complete their treatment [50]. Noteworthily, during a pandemic like COVID-19, it may be challenging for some patients to obtain regular, continuous, face-to-face psychological intervention due to the epidemic control needs [32, 51]. In this case, patients can obtain convenient and timely intervention through the Internet. All the studies included in this investigation were RCTs, decreasing the risk of risk analysis bias.

There were several limitations. Firstly, there was high heterogeneity in the included RCTs related to the different depression scales and the small sample size. The risk of bias was also a source of heterogeneity, which restricted the interpretation of our results in this review. Secondly, due to the limitations of data in the included RCTs, only the effectiveness of Internet-based self-help interventions for depression was addressed. The potential negative consequences of this intervention were not addressed. Significantly, new research has tackled this problem by integrating the Negative Effects Questionnaire (NEQ) [52]. Thirdly, this study did not involve sex differences. Depression is more prevalent in females and has a higher suicide rate in males [53]. The male and female participants were not enough for subgroup analysis. Moreover, the included study involved patients with mild or moderate depression, so the effect of depression severity on the outcome could not be determined.

To summarize, this study indicates that the internet-based self-help intervention is effective in treating depression in adolescents and young adults. After conducting subgroup analyses based on the population recruitment location, medication use, and therapist involvement, we observed better intervention outcomes among patients recruited from school, primary healthcare centers, clinics and local communities. The effectiveness of Internet-based self-help interventions for depression is unaffected by the involvement of medications or therapists. Additionally, we found that the optimal intervention time were 30–60 min and 60–180 min per week, and significant short-term efficacy was achieved. However, the medium- and long-term efficacy and other evaluation metrics require further validation through more extensive, well-designed studies.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank all the of the participants who have helped us with this project.

Author contributions

Each author has made substantial contributions to the conception. Qian Ma and Dongmei Tan had designed of the work and the acquisition, analysis, Huixiang Zhang and Wei Zhao interpretatived the data; Congcong Ji and Lin Liu made the creation of new software used in the work; Qian Ma and Wei Zhao had drafted the work or substantively revised it. Congcong Ji assisted in the initial review by completing new database searches and literature screening. Zhao Wei contributed to language refinement and editing across multiple reviews, particularly enhancing clarity and conciseness in the results and discussion sections.

Funding

This study did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or nonprofit sectors.

Data availability

Data is provided within the manuscript and supplementary information files.

Declarations

Ethics approval and consent to participate

The protocol of this study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the School of Jinan Preschool Education College and Universiti Malaya and Shandong Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, and all participants provided informed consent. The study methodology was carried out following relevant guidelines and regulations.

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Not applicable.

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