Community-based Mental Wellness Project for Adolescents and Adults: Joyful Adventure Day - A Pilot Project
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Mental Health Wellness 1
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
- Enrollment
- 505
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Changes in the concept of Sharing, Mind and Enjoyment (SME) for adolescents and their family members.
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Joyful Adventure Day - A Pilot Project is part of the Community-based Mental Wellness Project for Adolescents and Adults, which aims at promoting Sharing, Mind and Enjoyment (SME) and enhancing mental wellbeing. The Mental Wellness Project is financially supported by the Health Care and Promotion Fund from Food and Health Bureau and led by the School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong (HKU). Joyful Adventure Day - A Pilot Project aims to promote the SME related behaviors of adolescents through intervention of physical activities, and to promote their happiness, well-being and mental health knowledge.
Detailed Description
A cluster randomized controlled trial design will be adopted. The Project will organize two joyful adventure days in secondary schools in the form of physical activities and competitions with the following activities: * Fitness assessment (enjoyment) and in-door games, which will be designed, supervised and supported by experienced social workers; * Short interactive talk on SME, positive thinking and understanding of adolescent mental health problem (in particular the anxiety disorders) and mental well-being; * Issue achievement / improvement stickers to students, and attractive prizes to the 10 fittest students by chairperson / members of Parent-Teacher Association (sharing); * Provide physical activity diary after 1st session of adventure day, and invite family members / peers to join the competition at the 2nd session. The major subjects of Joyful Adventure Day Pilot Project RCT study are 200-300 students. 3 schools will be included in the evaluation. The classes in the same school will either be assigned into intervention group or waitlist control group (the intervention won't be provided during evaluation period and will be provided after the evaluation period.). There will then be 4 assessments (pre-intervention, immediate post intervention, one month and three months after baseline) to evaluate the effects of the intervention programme. In the assessments, students will be asked to complete questionnaires to measure the changes in fitness enjoyment, physical activity frequency, happiness, well-being and knowledge and attitude towards mental health. The satisfaction towards the intervention, as well as the level of participation and ratings for the intervention will be evaluated.
Investigators
Dr. Daniel Sai-Yin Ho
Associate professor
The University of Hong Kong
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Students (major subjects): (Intervention group and waitlist control group)
- •Chinese speaking
- •Intact verbal and hearing abilities for interpersonal communication
- •Reading and writing abilities for questionnaire completion
- •Secondary school students
- •Parents: (Intervention group)
- •Chinese speaking
- •Intact verbal and hearing abilities for interpersonal communication
- •Reading and writing abilities for questionnaire completion
- •With at least one secondary school child
Exclusion Criteria
- •Students who cannot read Chinese
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Changes in the concept of Sharing, Mind and Enjoyment (SME) for adolescents and their family members.
Time Frame: T1: before the 1st Joyful Adventure Day (baseline); T3: after the 2nd Joyful Adventure Day (1-month after baseline); T4: 3-month after baseline
The outcome-based questionnaire will be used to evaluate participants' frequency of performing the suggested Sharing, Mind and Enjoyment (SME) related behaviors from baseline to three-month after baseline.
Secondary Outcomes
- Changes in the knowledge and understanding about mental health for adolescents and their family members.(T1: before the 1st Joyful Adventure Day (baseline); T2: immediately after the 1st Joyful Adventure Day ( post intervention ); T3: after the 2nd Joyful Adventure Day (1-month after baseline); T4: 4-month after baseline)
- Changes in personal happiness from baseline to three-month after baseline(T1: before the 1st Joyful Adventure Day (baseline); T3: after the 2nd Joyful Adventure Day (1-month after baseline); T4: 3-month after baseline)
- Changes in individual and family health from baseline to three-month after baseline(T1: before the 1st Joyful Adventure Day (baseline); T3: after the 2nd Joyful Adventure Day (1-month after baseline); T4: 3-month after baseline)
- Changes in mental well-being from baseline to three-month after baseline.(T1: before the 1st Joyful Adventure Day (baseline); T3: after the 2nd Joyful Adventure Day (1-month after baseline); T4: 3-month after baseline)
- Satisfaction toward Joyful Adventure Day Project(T2: immediately after the 1st Joyful Adventure Day ( post intervention ); T3: after the 2nd Joyful Adventure Day (1-month after baseline); T4: 3-month after baseline)
- The social impact of the community-based engagement project(T4: 3-month after baseline)
- The process of community based intervention programme(up to 3 months)