Online Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Program for Hong Kong University Students
- Conditions
- Psychological Distress
- Interventions
- Other: REST Online（Reduce Stress Tour Online）
- Registration Number
- NCT04389242
- Lead Sponsor
- Hong Kong Baptist University
- Brief Summary
Brief summary:
The objective of this study is to develop an internet-based cognitive behavioral intervention program (including an online platform and a smartphone application) for Chinese university students in Hong Kong, and examine its effectiveness in reducing psychological distress, anxiety/depression symptoms, and improving emotions and automatic thoughts. The 3-month maintenance effect will also be tested.
- Detailed Description
Previous research has provided evidence for the effectiveness of internet-based cognitive behavioral intervention in improving mental health, but most studies were done in Western countries. This study is intended to design a culturally appropriate online program especially for Chinese university students in Hong Kong. The program will include 8 weekly sessions and one face-to-face session and one telephone follow-up with a with certified CBT therapist. The effects on psychological distress, anxiety/depression, emotions, and automatic thoughts will be tested.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 205
- Chinese nationality
- Has mild to moderate level of psychological distress
- Receive no face-to-face counselling since program commencement
- Has low/high level of psychological distress
- Has one or more psychosis
- Has suicidal risk in the past 3 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description web-based cognitive behavioral intervention REST Online（Reduce Stress Tour Online） The web-based program is consisted of 8 online modules, forum, internal messaging, reminder, online assessment and online booking. Each online module contains mood check, animation briefing and debriefing, case demonstration videos, session review and exercise. Blended mode is adopted to deliver service, which includes the online program, one face-to-face session and one telephone follow-up with a certified CBT therapist. app-based cognitive behavioral intervention REST Online（Reduce Stress Tour Online） Application-based cognitive behavioral intervention program The App-based program is consisted of 8 online modules, forum, internal messaging, reminder, online assessment and online booking. Each online module contains mood check, animation briefing and debriefing, case demonstration videos, session review and exercise. Blended mode is adopted to deliver service, which includes the online program, one face-to-face session and one telephone follow-up with a certified CBT therapist. Wait-list control group REST Online（Reduce Stress Tour Online） No intervention will be provided when the experimental groups are receiving services, but the access to the App-based program will be delivered to the wait-list control group after the two experimental groups complete the service.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) 3 months 12 item rating scale for psychological distress.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) 3 months 21-item rating scale for depressive symptoms.
Chinese Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (CATQ) 3 months 20-item rating scale for automatic thoughts.
Electronic Learning Satisfaction Scale (ELSS) (administered at post-test only)) 2 months 17-item rating scale for satisfaction toward electronic learning
Chinese Affect Scale (CAS) 3 months 20-item rating scale for affect state of Chinese-speaking people.
Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) 3 months 21-item rating scale for cognitive and somatic symptoms of anxiety.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Jiayan Pan
🇭🇰Hong Kong, Hong Kong