An Evidence-based Program Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Preventive Intervention in Reducing Psychological Distress for Chinese University Students in Hong Kong
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 205
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12)
研究概览
简要总结
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.
详细描述
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 40 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Chinese nationality
- •Has mild to moderate level of psychological distress
- •Receive no face-to-face counselling since program commencement
排除标准
- •Has low/high level of psychological distress
- •Has one or more psychosis
- •Has suicidal risk in the past 3 months
研究组 & 干预措施
web-based cognitive behavioral intervention
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.
干预措施: REST Online（Reduce Stress Tour Online） (Other)
app-based cognitive behavioral intervention
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.
干预措施: REST Online（Reduce Stress Tour Online） (Other)
Wait-list control group
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.
干预措施: REST Online（Reduce Stress Tour Online） (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12)
时间窗: 3 months
12 item rating scale for psychological distress.
次要结局
- Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II)(3 months)
- Chinese Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (CATQ)(3 months)
- Electronic Learning Satisfaction Scale (ELSS) (administered at post-test only))(2 months)
- Chinese Affect Scale (CAS)(3 months)
- Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)(3 months)
研究者
Jiayan Pan
Associate Professor
Hong Kong Baptist University