Mindfulness and Intercare Based Intervention for Medicine Students (MIIM)
- Conditions
- AnxietyDepressive SymptomsMental Health Wellness 1
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Psychoeducational based interventionBehavioral: Mindfulness, compassion and intercare based InterventionOther: General curricular intervention
- Registration Number
- NCT05011955
- Lead Sponsor
- University Diego Portales
- 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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 360
- Medicine Students
- 1st to 7th class year
- Recent Grief
- Severe acute depression disorder
- Active suicidal ideation
- Active Psychosis
- Active addiction
- Post Traumatic Stres Disorder
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Psychoeducational based intervention General curricular intervention Four week, one hour peer week, online group intervention plus home work based on psychoeducation about stress, anxiety, selfcare and effective communication. Mindfulness, compassion and intercare based Intervention General curricular intervention Four week, one hour peer week, online group intervention plus home work based on mindfulness, compassion and intercare based programs. Psychoeducational based intervention Psychoeducational based intervention Four week, one hour peer week, online group intervention plus home work based on psychoeducation about stress, anxiety, selfcare and effective communication. Mindfulness, compassion and intercare based Intervention Mindfulness, compassion and intercare based Intervention Four week, one hour peer week, online group intervention plus home work based on mindfulness, compassion and intercare based programs. General curricular intervention General curricular intervention All participants were offered psychological sessions if a high score on depression or anxiety symptoms were detected. Participants also have academic breaks of two week per semester, apart from holidays, and academic flexibility in submitting work, attending practical activities and taking exams.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Depression symptoms - Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ9) 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) 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 Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire Short Form (FFMQ-SF) 3 month Mindfulness is defined as the ability to pay attention to our own experiences without judging them. In 2006 Baer et al developed the FFMQ which consists of 39 questions that look for the 5 facets of mindfulness: observe, describe, act aware, non-judge and non-react.
Self compassion scale Short form (SCS-SF) 3 month Self compassion is understood as maintenance of full attention and opening without disconnecting from self's suffering with the desire to alleviate it in a non judgemental way, comprehending the own experience as a part of the human experience. A scale of 6 sub domains was developed and for the study, a translation of the "Self Compassion Scale Short Form - 12
Mental Health - Mental Health Continuum Scale- Short Form (MHC-14) 3 month Mental health can be defined as a state in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the stresses of life, can work productively and can make a contribution,and is described by Corey L. Keyes in 3 main dimensions; emotional well being, psychological well being and social well being.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University Diego Portales
🇨🇱Santiago, Metropolitana, Chile