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. 2024 Mar 29;13:e51298. doi: 10.2196/51298

Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the 3 groups of the participants being recruited in the multicenter observational study (mHealth Methods in Mental Health Research project).

Groups Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria Site of recruitment
High mental well-being
  • No history of emotional distress for at least a year

  • PHQ-4a score: <3 and SWEMWBSb score: ≥30

  • Cognitive impairment or damage, including presence or history of head trauma, dementia, or intellectual disability (IQ ≤80)

  • History of schizophrenia or other psychotic spectrum disorders

  • Problems understanding Spanish or Catalan

University campus (UABc)
Mild to moderate psychological distress
  • Recent history of mental health issues

  • PHQ-4 score: 3-8 or SWEMWBS score: 20-29

  • Cognitive impairment or damage, including presence or history of head trauma, dementia, or intellectual disability (IQ ≤80)

  • History of schizophrenia or other psychotic spectrum disorders

  • Problems understanding Spanish or Catalan

University campus (UAB)
Mental health condition
  • Diagnosed with current depression or anxiety by a mental health professional

  • Cognitive impairment or damage, including presence or history of head trauma, dementia, or intellectual disability (IQ ≤80)

  • History of schizophrenia or other psychotic spectrum disorders

  • Problems understanding Spanish or Catalan

  • The symptomatology has an organic origin or is owing to the physiological effects of a substance

  • Presence of acute suicidal ideation

  • Being medicated

Mental health services (INAD-PSMARd or HSJDe)

aPHQ-4: Patient Health Questionnaire-4.

bSWEMWBS: short version of Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale.

cUAB: Autonomous University of Barcelona.

dINAD-PSMAR: Institute of Neuropsychiatry and Addictions-Parc de Salut Mar.

eHSJD: Hospital Sant Joan de Déu.