Emotional Fluctuations in the Flow of Daily Life. Ecological Analysis of Depressive Symptoms in the General Population. (FEDD)

Emotional Fluctuations in the Flow of Daily Life. Ecological Analysis of Depressive Symptoms in the General Population (FEDD).

The aim of this study is to analyze both depressive symptomatology and psychological well-being fluctuation in a day-to-day basis in the general population, in order to identify contextual determinants of the mood and well-being changes

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Depression; Happiness; Personal Satisfaction

Detailed Description

Introduction: The Experience Sampling Method is a research tool to study what people do and feel in their day to day. It allows to analyse temporal relationships between variables and has a high ecological validity.

Aim: To evaluate fluctuations of depressive symptoms and subjective well-being and to analyse the factors related to these fluctuations.

Methodology: Longitudinal study that will follow up for two weeks a representative sample of the population aged 18 to 65 years living in Madrid using the Experience Sampling Method. An interviewer will visit the participants at their home to carry out a structured interview on mental health and well-being and to install a mobile app on the smart phone of participants in order for them to fill out information about their emotional state during the following two weeks. Participants will use the smart phone screen to fill out a brief questionnaire about their feelings, the activities they are doing and the people with whom they are interacting. Multilevel analysis based on lineal hierarchical models will be employed for data analysis as well as methods based on machine learning.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 700

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Spain
  • Madrid, Spain, 28029
    • Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Department of Psychiatry. School of Medicine

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Residents of Madrid, Spain.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18-65 years old
• Non-institutionalized resident in Madrid
• To own a smart phone

Exclusion Criteria:

• To present noticeable cognitive or other limitations that impede following the interview

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Positive and Negative Affect as measured by PANAS	Current experience of positive and negative emotions, along with the extent to which they are felt, by means of an adapted version of PANAS questionnaire.	7 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Marta Miret García, Ph.D, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 10, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 2, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): June 28, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 7, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 1, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): December 4, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 26, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 25, 2019
• Last Verified: September 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Depression
• Other Study ID Numbers: PI16/00177

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No