Pilot-testing of a smartphone application for the prevention of common mental disorders in male-dominated industries

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: depression; anxiety; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Anxiety

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001384448
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of New South Wales

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-10-06
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Our eligibility criteria will be that participants must be aged 18 years or older, be an Australian resident, own a smartphone, and have a reasonable understanding of the English language, work in a male-dominated industry.

Exclusion Criteria

no smartphone ownership
under 18 years of age
inability to understand english

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The usability and acceptability of the App will be measured with a questionnaire adapted from the System Usability Scale, Post Study System Usability Questionnaire, Technology Assessment Model Measurement Scales, and Usefulness, Satisfaction, and Ease questionnaire. This is a composite measure devised by Ben-Zeev, D., Brenner, C. J., Begale, M., Duffecy, J., Mohr, D. C., & Mueser, K. T. (2014). Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of a Smartphone Intervention for Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin. doi:10.1093/schbul/sbu033[5 weeks post-baseline];Change in wellbeing and distress measured using the 6-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6).[Measurements will be collected at baseline and 5-weeks post-baseline]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in general well-being will be measured using the World Health Organisation-5 (WHO-5) Well-Being Index [Measurements will be collected at baseline and 5-weeks post-baseline];Psychological strength and resilience will be measured with the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS)[Measurements will be collected at baseline and 5-weeks post-baseline];Levels of stress will be measured using the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) [Measurements will be collected at baseline and 5-weeks post-baseline]