Process evaluation of a youth resilience intervention in urban North India during the COVID-19 pandemic – a mixed methods study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: youth mental distress; social exclusion; gender discrimination; poor mental health; Low resilience; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000858796
• Lead Sponsor: Kaaren Mathias

Brief Summary

Context Implementation was responsive to socio-economic and pandemic-induced conditions in community Influence of family and gender relations on attendance Implementation of this trial showed that it was feasible, acceptable and led to positive outcomes. Mechanisms supporting participation Local facilitators translating concepts into local contexts triggered greater participation by youth Sequencing and incrementally confronting content increased acceptability Group platform triggered peer friendships which improved mental health and social participation of participants

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2022-02-28
• Study Start: 2022-06-17
• Last Update Posted: 15 August 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 426

Inclusion Criteria

Young people resident in target slums of Dehradun and Selaqui (Sahaspur, Selaqui, Brahmanwala, Kanwali Road, Patel Nagar)
Aged 13 - 18 years
Studying in specific government schools in the target area

Exclusion Criteria

Young people not residing in the area for the ensuing 15 weeks.
Young people not belonging to government schools in the target area

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
mental health scores (PHQ9 and GAD 7) [18 weeks after starting the course (immediately after completion of the 18 modules of Nae Disha)];resilience scores (CD- RISC 10 ) [18 weeks after starting the course (immediately after completion of the 18 modules of Nae Disha)]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Gender attitudes (GEMS)[18 weeks after starting the course (immediately after completion of the 18 modules of Nae Disha)];Self efficacy (Schwarzer's General Self-Efficacy Scale)[18 weeks after starting the course (immediately after completion of the 18 modules of Nae Disha)]