Homeless Youth Study - Stepping Stone 2.0
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 100
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Program adherence
研究概览
简要总结
Housing instability is both a cause and consequence of mental health problems. As such youth experiencing housing instability (e.g., homeless or marginally housed) have higher rates of mental health problems.Because of their circumstances, these youth also face significant barriers to mental health care and are therefore less likely to receive the treatment that they need. Mobile technology may offer a novel platform for increasing access to mental health care in this population. The primary goals of this pilot study are to (1) establish the feasibility and acceptability of delivering automated mental health interventions via smartphone technology, (2) examine the extent to which automated mental health interventions delivered via mobile technology improve mental health in homeless, marginally-housed, and exiting foster youth.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 16 Years 至 25 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •16-25 years
- •English-speaking
- •Youth must meet one of the following risk criteria
- •Experiencing housing instability as defined by:
- •lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence OR whose primary nighttime residence is a shelter, institution, or a "public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings"
- •sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing [or] economic hardship.
- •frequent moves, poor housing quality (e.g., living in severely overcrowded housing).
- •Imminently leaving the foster care system
- •Willingness and ability to comply with requirements of the study protocol
排除标准
- •* Inability to understand study procedures and participate in the informed consent process.
研究组 & 干预措施
Mobile self-help intervention
This study uses automated self-help interventions designed as a kit of smartphone tools.
干预措施: Mobile self-help intervention (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Program adherence
时间窗: Baseline to Endpoint (6 months)
Program adherence will be assessed based on usage data determining how often participants utilized the study applications, and how often they completed daily surveys and rated daily tips.
Program satisfaction
时间窗: Midpoint (3 months) and Endpoint (6 months)
Program satisfaction will be assessed using a self-report questionnaire that participants will be asked to complete at the midpoint and endpoint of the study. Participants will be asked to report the extent to which they benefited from the study, how helpful the mobile applications were, and if they would recommend the study to others. These responses are recorded on 5-point likert type scales with higher ratings indicating higher satisfaction.
次要结局
- Anxiety symptoms(Baseline (0 months), Midpoint (3 months), Endpoint (6 months))
- Alcohol use(Baseline (0 months), Midpoint (3 months), Endpoint (6 months))
- Cannabis use(Baseline (0 months), Midpoint (3 months), Endpoint (6 months))
- Risky sexual behavior(Baseline (0 months), Midpoint (3 months), Endpoint (6 months))
- Satisfaction with life: Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)(Baseline (0 months), Midpoint (3 months), Endpoint (6 months))
- Depression symptoms(Baseline (0 months), Midpoint (3 months), Endpoint (6 months))
- PTSD symptoms(Baseline (0 months), Midpoint (3 months), Endpoint (6 months))
- Psychosocial flourishing(Baseline (0 months), Midpoint (3 months), Endpoint (6 months))
研究者
Alyson Zalta
Assistant Professor
University of California, Irvine