Identifier: TFG:2730
Authors: Huertas Mendez, Carolina
Abstract:
Depression is a great health problem due to its high prevalence and how much it influences the quality of life of the patients and their social environment. There is a wide variety of treatments available for depression, although the response to treatment is not optimal. Based on this problem, the RADAR-MDD project (Remote Assessment of Disease and Relapse in Major Depressive Disorder) aims to detect the evolution and the relapses of people with major depression. In order to know the experience of the participants during the involvement in the RADAR project, a cross-sectional descriptive observational analysis is proposed with quantitative and qualitative techniques, whose main objectives are to know the degree of motivation, the reason and the expectations of the participants during the research as well as analyse the knowledge they have about the project. The central axis of the study is based on the codification and categorization of the information collected in the researchers' field diary. The results show that motivation did not decline during the investigation, even increased in some patients. 100% of the participants believe that with their contribution in the project they can help people with the same diagnosis, however, only 50% would recommend it to a family member or friend. Only 50% feel skilful regarding the use of technologies, the other 50% is the one who has had some difficulty using them. In relation to the qualitative results, we distinguish different attitudes, among them we find security, insecurity, decision attitudes, trust, distrust and the experiences of the participants. All the participants have referred feeling better and motivated even though some of the questions about the RADAR’s Project affected their daily mood. However, each of them believe that our study can help people to deal with their depression.
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