Mobile App for Self Management of Comorbid Depression and Metabolic Syndrome

PROJECT SUMMARY Depression and metabolic syndrome (MetS) are common chronic conditions that are debilitating to individuals and costly to employers and public and private payors.1-3 Unfortunately, they are often comorbid, each making the other more severe, more difficult to manage, and more costly.4-7 This project will create MoodJaunt, a mobile app designed to fill a well-known gap8-14 in the population health management market: a lack of engaging and effective self-management programs that address both the emotional and physical wellbeing of adults managing both depression and chronic health conditions. As fully conceived, the MoodJaunt mobile app will offer an integrated approach to effect clinically significant changes in: (a) depression symptoms, (b)physical activity, (c) dietary intake, (d) weight loss, and (e) waist circumference. MoodJaunt will integrate cognitive-behavioral strategies to manage depression with a theory- based goal-attainment approach to engage patients in weight-loss activities