Awareness About Warning Signs of Mental Illness Using Social Media Among Health Professions' Students in Saudi Arabia: A Quasi Experimental Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 494
- 试验地点
- 4
- 主要终点
- Recognizing Warning Signs of Mental Illness
研究概览
简要总结
In Saudi Arabia, there are limited studies addressing mental health literacy, with no studies regarding warning signs of mental illness. Mental health literacy among healthcare professions students as future clinicians decreases stigma and promotes mental health through early detection and management of mental health problems.
The current study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a digital online educational session about the warning signs of mental illness called the Digital Base Warning Signs of Mental Illness Literacy Program.
This study hypothesized that the Digital Base Warning Signs of Mental Illness Literacy Program is effective and will enhance health profession students' literacy regarding warning signs of mental illness.
This is a non-randomized trial using a 30-minute digital educational session about the warning signs of mental illness. It involves a convenience sample of 493 undergraduate health profession students. The Mental Health Literacy Survey About Warning Signs of Mental Illness was developed and validated to measure the participants' mental health literacy before and after the intervention.
详细描述
Improving warning signs of mental health literacy is a critical focus for this study as it addresses the fundamental understanding and recognition of early indicators of mental health issues. This first-of-its-kind study aims to fill a significant gap in current research by systematically examining the effectiveness of targeted interventions designed to enhance awareness and comprehension of mental health warning signs. Effective management of mental health issues among university students requires early detection of warning signs of mental illnesses and access to treatment to improve individuals' psychological, academic, social, and occupational functioning.
The current study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a digital online educational session about the warning signs of mental illness called the Digital Base Warning Signs of Mental Illness Literacy Program.
This study hypothesized that the Digital Base Warning Signs of Mental Illness Literacy Program is effective and will enhance health profession students' literacy regarding warning signs of mental illness.
The current study used a quasi-experimental nonrandomized trial, one-group pretest-posttest study design, which used Transparent Reporting of Evaluation with Nonrandomised Designs.
TOOLS Sociodemographic questions Items included age, gender, college, academic year, type of university, knowing anyone who has mental illness, and experience of mental illness.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 30 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Male and female university health professional students
排除标准
- •Other university specialty students
结局指标
主要结局
Recognizing Warning Signs of Mental Illness
时间窗: Once the intervention is completed/immediately after the intervention
students will be able to identify warning signs of mental illness and understand the significance of early recognition measured byMental Health Literacy Survey About Warning Signs of Mental Illness scoring ranges from 15 to 75
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Abeer Selim
Assistant Professor
King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences