Table 2 Examples of text messages and response options by therapeutic module
From: Integrating technology into cognitive behavior therapy for adolescent depression: a pilot study
Module | Text message | Response options |
|---|---|---|
Mood module: scheduled text | Please rate your mood right now, from 0 to 10. 0 would be a Very Bad Mood. 10 would be a Very Good Mood | 0–10 |
Mood module: scheduled text | Please tell me why you gave that mood rating | Free text response |
Goal setting: morning text | Hi. Remember your goal for the week is to {insert sub-goal}. Do you recall what step you were going to do today? | Yes/no |
Goal setting: evening text 1 | Hi. Did you {insert first scheduled step} today? | Yes/no |
Goal setting: evening text 2 | That’s great! Describe any problems you had, or any thing you’d like to discuss at our next session | Free text response |
Goal setting: alternate evening text 2 | Okay. Please describe any problems you had, or when you plan to take this next step | Free text response |
Problem solving: morning text | Hi! This is a reminder to work on {insert best solution} this week. Do you recall the steps you were going to take? | Yes/no |
Problem solving: evening text | “Were you able to do any steps today in your problem solving?” | Yes/no |
Problem solving: evening text 2 | Describe what steps you did and how successful you were | Free text response |
Problem solving: alternate evening text 2 | Ok. Describe any issues or problems you’d like to talk about at our next session | Free text response |
Challenging unhelpful thoughts: morning text 1 | Hi! Do you recall the process for challenging unhelpful thoughts? | Yes/no |
Challenging unhelpful thoughts: morning text 2 | “Great. I’ll check back with you tonight” | |
Challenging unhelpful thoughts: alternative morning text 2 | “Ok. Identify the event leading to unhelpful thought and the associated mood. Then think of alternative thoughts and how it will affect your mood” | |
Challenging unhelpful thoughts: evening text 1 | Do you want to thought challenge anything that happened today? | Yes/no |
Challenging unhelpful thoughts: evening text 2 | Ok, describe the event | Free text response |
Challenging unhelpful thoughts : alternate evening text 2 | “Ok, tell me how your day was today” | Free text response |