Brief Online Mindfulness and Intercare Based Intervention for Medicine Students (MIIM)
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Depressive Symptoms
- Sponsor
- University Diego Portales
- Enrollment
- 360
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Depression symptoms - Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ9)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The effects of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic on health, economy and social network has an impact on mental health, specially students. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief online mindfulness, compassion and intercare based intervention in medicine students in Santiago de Chile.
Randomized controlled trial was conducted. Enrolled participants were randomly assigned to 1) a mindfulness, compassion and intercare based intervention, 2) a psychoeducational intervention or 3) waiting list. Both intervention lasted 1 hour per week for 4 weeks. Academic flexibility, breaks and individual psychological help was offered to the whole group. An online assessment of well being, anxiety and depression symptoms was completed at the beginning, 1 month and 3 month.
Investigators
Francisco Javier Villalon Lopez
Principal Investigator
University Diego Portales
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Medicine Students
- •1st to 7th class year
Exclusion Criteria
- •Recent Grief
- •Severe acute depression disorder
- •Active suicidal ideation
- •Active Psychosis
- •Active addiction
- •Post Traumatic Stres Disorder
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Depression symptoms - Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ9)
Time Frame: 3 month
Depression symptoms were evaluated using the Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ9), which its used for depression screening with a sensibility and specificity of 88% y 92%. It contains 9 items on a 5-point Likert scale (0-4) to evaluate frequency of symptoms from "Never" to "Almost every day".
Anxiety symptoms - General Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7)
Time Frame: 3 month
Anxiety symptoms were evaluated using the General Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7) validated on Spanish population for anxiety disorder screening with a a sensibility and specificity of 86,8% and 93,4%. It contains 7 items on a 5-point Likert scale (0-3) to evaluate frequency of symptoms from "Never" to "Almost every day".
Secondary Outcomes
- Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire Short Form (FFMQ-SF)(3 month)
- Self compassion scale Short form (SCS-SF)(3 month)
- Mental Health - Mental Health Continuum Scale- Short Form (MHC-14)(3 month)