rEAP group
depression
The rEAP group completed 24 rEAP sessions (The rEAP procedure. (1)–(3) Art media kits; (4)–(6) Synchronous video guides art creation and interactional feedback; (7)–(9) Recorder of rEAP product.For intervention fidelity monitoring, the patients were asked to turn on the webcam and microphone during the themed activity to allow interaction with the rEAP instructor to capture the participants’ response to the theme activity and give appropriate guidance when needed. The online art course was set with a password to protect the participants’ privacy. Only the participants in the rEAP group had the link and password to the course. We also told the participants not to disclose the password to others. In addition, as art can arouse deep emotions, if the rEAP instructor perceived sadness, depression, and other adverse emotional reactions from the participants’ voices or videos, we arranged for remote emotional counseling to protect the physical and mental health of the participants. Finally, if the patients encountered complex problems they could not solve, the researchers guided them through WeChat, phone calls, or directly offline.