Benefits of Using Activity Recommender Technology for Self-management of Depressive Symptoms

Behavioral Activation (BA)therapy has shown to be effective in treating depression. Recommending healthy activities is a core principle (BA), which typically done by the therapist. However, most BA smartphone applications do not recommend specific activities. This article reports quantitative results from an 8-week feasibility study of previously presented smartphone-based recommender system. The system supports planning and enacting pleasurable promotes activation diverse activity types. Enrollment included 43 clinically depressed patients who installed on their phone initiated scheduling. Twenty-nine used daily for more than week.These significant reduction depressive symptoms during period. They displayed personalized usage approach created recurring health goals comprising own customized Furthermore, they took inspiration within various types activities, thereby displaying diversity. suggests that mixture promote good sleep, personal hygiene, exercise, social contact, leisure time can essential managing symptoms. A help achieve this.