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. 2020 Jun 5;22(6):e15845. doi: 10.2196/15845

Table 1.

Intervention modules and main objectives.

Intervention and modules Main objective
Psychoeducational program for the promotion of a healthy lifestyle

Beginning of a lifestyle change To teach the importance of healthy lifestyle to improve emotional health and general well-being and to give structured hygienic-dietary recommendations.

Physical activity. Learning to move on To give information about the most recommended exercises to improve mood, and to train the patient in learning procedures to increase motivation, to start being more active, and to maintain this physical activity regularly.

Diet. Learning to eat To teach the importance of diet to achieve a good physical and mental health, and the role of the Mediterranean diet in the prevention and treatment of depression.

Sleep. The importance of good sleep To understand the relationship between sleep and general health.
Psychological intervention for the promotion of positive affect

Learning to live To teach the importance of establishing and maintaining an adequate activity level and the relevance of choosing activities that are significant, with a personal meaning for the individual.

Learning to enjoy To give education about the effect of positive emotions and to train the patient in learning procedures to increase the likelihood of experiencing positive emotions, promoting the occurrence of pleasant activities to learn to enjoy the present moment.

Accepting to life To train the patient in focusing on positive emotions related with the past (such as gratitude) or the future (such as optimism).

Living and learning To train the patient in understanding life as a continuous process of learning and personal growth, emphasizing the training in strategies to promote psychological strengths, resilience, and meaningful goals linked to important values.
Brief intervention based on mindfulness

Getting to know mindfulness To show what mindfulness is, prejudices about it, the inattention problem, and some of its main benefits and recommendations to practice it.

Establishing formal and informal practices To teach the importance of the establishment not only of formal but also of informal practice.

Through management, body scan practice and values To help people to see the importance of values to keep a regular mindfulness practice.

Self-compassion. Integrating mindfulness in everyday life To establish a regular practice of mindfulness to be indefinitely kept.