Healthier Together Mood Booster Challenge
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Mental Health Wellness 1
- Sponsor
- McGill University
- Enrollment
- 500
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Improvement in Physical Activity Levels
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Healthier Together Mood Booster Challenge - To improve mental and physical fitness, while providing participants with online education, tracking, social connectivity, and feedback.
Detailed Description
An 8-week web-based health promotion program to learn strategies and use digital tools that will give participants a physical, mental, and emotional boost, with exercise remaining a key component of the mission. Each week participants will learn and practice evidence-based strategies that they will master to improve their physical and mental health. Techniques will be focused on: spending time exercising outdoors, practicing daily gratitude, practicing good posture, building social connection, deep breathing, listening to music, limiting time on social media and focusing on better sleep.
Investigators
Steven Grover, MD
Professor of Medicine, McGill University
McGill University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Affiliated with McGill University or family member
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Improvement in Physical Activity Levels
Time Frame: Feb 20 - April 16, 2023
8 week program to create healthy habits of incorporating increased physical activity in daily life. Self-reported physical activity levels using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) (weekly metabolic equivalents (METs); using an estimate of 4 METs/ min moderate exercise and 8 METs/ min vigorous exercise)
Adherence to Program
Time Frame: Feb 20 - April 16, 2023
8 Week program to help change behaviour for healthy habit creation. Adherence will be measured as the number of days tracking physical activity levels and answering the behaviour change questions. Less than 7 days = very poor adherence 7-21 days = poor adherence 22-42 days = moderate adherence 43-49 days = good adherence Greater than 49 days = excellent adherence
Improvement in Stress
Time Frame: Feb 20 - April 16, 2023
The following methodology will be used to measure the above metric: - Stress score - Perceived Stress Scale. 10 questions; Total score from 0 to 40; ≥18 high stress (1 standard deviation above the mean)
Improvement in Sleep
Time Frame: Feb 20 - April 16, 2023
The following methodology will be used to measure the above metric: - Sleep score - Insomnia Severity Index. 7 questions; Total score from 0 to 28; ≥ 8 subthreshold insomnia
Improvement in Mood
Time Frame: Feb 20 - April 16, 2023
The following methodology will be used to measure the above metric: - Depression score - Centre for Epidemiological Studies - Depression questionnaire 20 questions; Total score 0-40; ≥16 subthreshold depressive symptoms
Improvement in Burnout
Time Frame: Feb 20 - April 16, 2023
The following methodology will be used to measure the above metric: - Burnout - Oldenburg burnout assessment. \<2.89 no or little sign of burnout; 2.89 to 3.51 may be at risk of burnout; \>3.51 at very high risk of burnout