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Developing a self-help Intervention: Recognise, self-help and help-seeking (ReSHaPe) for depressive and anxiety symptoms to improve well-being among low-socioeconomic households in Malaysia

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Common mental disorders (depression and anxiety) at the community level among the low socioeconomic population
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Registration Number
ISRCTN25880061
Lead Sponsor
Malaysia Research University Network (MRUN)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
112
Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult >18 years old from the community
2. Can communicate with English or BM language
20 Mild to moderate score on and PHQ-9 (<=10) or GAD-7 (<=8)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Residents who has difficulty in speaking, hearing or any means of communication
2. Residents who have self-reported unstable severe psychotic mental illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and any form psychotic illness
3. Any PHQ-9 score =10 or GAD-7 score = 8 will be referred for clinical diagnosis and will be excluded from the study (this is based on clinical assessment by a trained medical officer in mental health)
4. Refuse to give consent

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> Measured at baseline (pre-test T1), endline (post-test T2 at 3 months) and follow-up (T3 at 6 months):<br> 1. Quality of Life (EQ-5D-5L)<br> 2. Depression (PHQ 9)<br> 3. Anxiety (GAD-7)<br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> Measured at baseline (pre-test T1), endline (post-test T2 at 3 months) and follow-up (T3 at 6 months):<br> 1. Resiliency (Resilience Scale 14 items)<br> 2. Health literacy measured using the Short-Form Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLS-SF12)<br> 3. Weight (kg), height (cm), BMI (kg/m²)<br> 4. Help-seeking behaviour measured using the Mental Help Seeking Attitudes Scale (MHSAS) and The Self-Stigma Of Seeking Psychology Help (SSOSH)<br> 5. Poverty Attribution measured using PA 21<br>
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