ABSTRACT
Depression has emerged as a significant mental health problem bedeviling the lives of many adults. In the U.S., over 21 million adults had depression in 2020 during the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Although interventions such as anti-depressants and psychotherapy are used in routine clinical care for patients with depression, the burden of depression has remained high, necessitating more interventions. Consistent with such needs, mobile health interventions such as a Mindfulness Coach app could improve mental healthcare interventions for people with depression. Thus, the project's purpose was to implement the Mindfulness Coach app to facilitate 30 minutes of daily mindfulness to reduce depression levels among adults aged 18 to 65 with depression. The study was quasi-experimental, and it lasted eight weeks. The main outcome of the study was depression levels whereby, there was a significant reduction in depression levels after the Mindfulness Coach app intervention (t (26) = 9.16, p <.001). Clinically, the findings mean that the Mindfulness Coach app intervention could be applied among adults with depression, resulting in a substantial reduction in depression levels and contributing to recovery from depression. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)