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Mediators of digital depression prevention in patients with chronic back pain: Findings from a multicenter randomized clinical trial.
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Domhardt M, Lutsch A, Sander LB, Paganini S, Spanhel K, Ebert DD, Terhorst Y, Baumeister HAbstract
The mechanisms of change in digital interventions for the prevention of depression are largely unknown. Here, we explored whether five theoretically derived intervening variables (i.e., pain intensity, pain-related disability, pain self-efficacy, quality of life [QoL], and work capacity) were mediating the effectiveness of a digital intervention specifically designed to prevent depression in patients with chronic back pain (CBP).