Educators and Young People's Mental Health During Their Vocational Education in the Health and Care Professions - a Cross-Sequential Observational Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue
- Sponsor
- Manuel Stadtmann
- Enrollment
- 2950
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change from Baseline Patient Health Questionnaire at 2 years
- Status
- Enrolling By Invitation
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of the present study is to assess the current state of mental health of educators and young persons at the education centre for health and care professions in St. Gallen (BZGS) by conducting screening instruments. Furthermore, the investigators aim to identify risk and protective factors for the mental health of vocational trainees in health and care professions.
These results are both essential for further research and educational practice. Moreover, results may maximise the chances of creating in future meaningful intervention for young persons in this specific setting.
Detailed Description
Background: Young person's undergoing training in the health or social services sector are confronted with issues such as dying, illness and severe personal tragedies while they are still in the process of their own development. This can have serious effects on their mental health. During this time, vocational school is a central part of young persons' lives. The YouCoMent project will initiate a sustainable promotion and maintenance of mental health and thus preventively counteract the development of mental health conditions. In order to meet the special challenges of vocational schools in the health sector, this study pursues the following objectives: To assess the current state of mental health of young persons at the educational centre. To identify individual risk and protective factors for the mental health of young persons. Methods: This study is the first part of the YouCoMent project, which will be carried out at the education centre for health and care professions in St. Gallen (BZGS), Switzerland between 2023 and 2026.It has approx. 150 educators. The number of trainees in basic training is about 2800. Every person will be asked through the BZGS internal E-Mail distribution lists to participate. Beforehand, between 20 and 24 January 2023. Data collection will be conducted on T1: 26 January 2023 and T2: 24 January 2025. Participation in the study is voluntary. The data collection is going to be carried out using a self-administered online questionnaire. Data collection will be conducted in anonymous form. The quantitative data will be analysed using descriptive and, where appropriate, exploratory statistics, as well as analysed with statistical software (SPSS). The statistical analyses are carried out by researchers at the University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland in St. Gallen.
Investigators
Manuel Stadtmann
Prof. Dr. Manuel P. Stadtmann
St.Gallen University of Applied Sciences
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •All trainees at the centre
Exclusion Criteria
- •under age of 14
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change from Baseline Patient Health Questionnaire at 2 years
Time Frame: T1: 20. January - 28. of February 2023 and T2: 24 January 2025 - 28. of February 2025
Self-assessment instrument for the screening of the most common mental condition. Somatoform Disorder if \>3 of 1a-m bother the patient "a lot". Major Depressive Syndrome if 2a or b and \>5 of 2a-i are at least "More than half the days" Other Depressive Syndrome if 2a or b and \>4 of 2a-i are at least "More than half the days" Panic Syndrome if 3a-d are "YES" and \>4 of 4a-k are "YES" Other Anxiety Syndrome if 5a and \>3 of 5b-g are "More than half the days" Bulimia Nervosa if 6a,b, and c and 8 are "YES" Binge Eating Disorder the same but 8 is either "NO" or left blank Alcohol abuse if any of 10a-e are "YES" Depression Severity. Total score for 9 items ranges from 0 to 27. Higher values indicate higher depressive symptom burden. Somatic Symptom Severity. Total score for 15 items ranges from 0 to 30. Higher values indicate higher somatic symptom burden. Stress. Total score for 10 items ranges from 0 - 20. Higher values indicate higher stress.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change from Baseline Self-Efficacy Scale at 2 years(T1: 20. January - 28. of February 2023 and T2: 24 January 2025 - 28. of February 2025)
- Change from Baseline World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 at 2 years(T1: 20. January - 28. of February 2023 and T2: 24 January 2025 - 28. of February 2025)
- Change from Baseline World Health Organization - assessment of self-rated health status at 2 years(T1: 20. January - 28. of February 2023 and T2: 24 January 2025 - 28. of February 2025)
- Change from Baseline Stress- and Coping-Inventory at 2 years(T1: 20. January - 28. of February 2023 and T2: 24 January 2025 - 28. of February 2025)
- Change from Baseline World Health Organization - perceived need for mental health services at 2 years(T1: 20. January - 28. of February 2023 and T2: 24 January 2025 - 28. of February 2025)
- Change from Baseline Community-Attitude-toward-the-Mental-Ill (CAMI)-Inventory at 2 years(T1: 20. January - 28. of February 2023 and T2: 24 January 2025 - 28. of February 2025)
- Change from Baseline World Health Organization - current use of mental health services at 2 years(T1: 20. January - 28. of February 2023 and T2: 24 January 2025 - 28. of February 2025)
- Change from Baseline Sentiments, Attitudes and Concerns about Inclusive Education - Revised at 2 years(T1: 20. January - 28. of February 2023 and T2: 24 January 2025 - 28. of February 2025)
- Change from Baseline Teacher Effectiveness in Inclusive Education at 2 years(T1: 20. January - 28. of February 2023 and T2: 24 January 2025 - 28. of February 2025)