Sheena Rose F.

Sarmiento
BSN 301

EBN Critique Paper

I. Clinical Question
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II. Citation
 Clarke, J., Vatiliotis, V., Verge, C., Holmes-Walker, J., Campbell, L., Wilhelm,
K., & Proudfoot, J. (2015). A Mobile Phone and Web-Based Intervention for
Improving Mental Well-Being in Young People With Type 1 Diabetes: Design of
a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 4(2), e50.
https://doi.org/10.2196/resprot.4032

III. PICO

Patient
Focus population
In the study conducted by
Clarke et.al. entitled, “A
Mobile Phone and Web-
Based Intervention for
Improving Mental Well-
Being in Young People
With Type 1 Diabetes:
Design of a Randomized
Controlled Trial,” they
focused their population
on young people with
type 1 diabetes that
experiences elevated
levels of emotional
distress which influenced
their diabetes self-care
and quality of life
negatively. The
participants will be
recruited through diabetes
services at the three
hospitals located in
Intervention Comparison Outcome
The study utilized a two- The intervention that The outcome of the
arm randomized clinical was used in this study study that was
trial. The participants of of Clarke et.al. was conducted by Clarke
the study will be myCompass and active et.al. reveals that with
randomized in either the placebo intervention. In the utilization of the
myCompass intervention line with this, innovative
or the active placebo respondents need to technologies and
intervention. Each group access the full innovations such as
would obtain a full intervention using their mobile phones,
program for at least 7 phones and devices for tablets, and the
weeks. Conversely, 7 weeks. However, in Internet, their study
myCompass is a program both type of would be the first one
that is a public health intervention group, to explore the
fully automated type of even though they will effectiveness of self-
intervention that requires motivate the help intervention
no therapist input rather participants to utilize without any diabetic-
can be accessed through the programs within the specific management
Internet-established phase of intervention, in reducing the
mobile phones, tablets, or the researchers discomforts, distress,
even laptops. This was suggested to finish even and in enhancing the
innovated by the mental two programs modules health of this young
health researchers in the at their own pace. people with type 1
 Black Dog Institute which Every assessment, the diabetes.
seeks to provide participants will receive
Sydney, Australia which
monitoring of moods and a message from their
are the following: (1) The
behaviors using online mail requesting
Sydney Children’s
technology devices. them to register into the
Hospital; (2) Westmead
While the active placebo website of the study to
Hospital; and (3) St.
intervention is an complete the measures
Vincent’s Hospital. In line
Internet-delivered of outcome. With this,
with this, 16-25 years of
program that is known as email sent during the 3-
age will be the eligibility
LiveWell that aims to month follow-up that
criteria for the participants
deliver health information will indicate the
that they need to meet to
regarding a range of participants to visit the
participate the study
topics that involves skin healthcare provider.
conducted.
care, use of mobile
phones, and relationships.

IV. Critical Review with Summary of the Literature