Effect of health education intervention in preventing internet addiction among undergraduate students, UPM

Phase 1

• Conditions: Internet Addiction; Internet addiction; Health belief model; Health education intervention; University students

• Registration Number: TCTR20230408003
• Lead Sponsor: Research Management Center, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-04-08
• Study Completion: 2023-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending (Not yet recruiting)
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 276

Inclusion Criteria

The inclusion criteria for the undergraduate students from the chosen faculties offering bachelor courses in University Putra Malaysia during the academic session 2022/2023 to be included in this study were:
1) Students aged 18 to 24 years old
2) Full-time students
3) Malaysian citizen
4) Willing to complete pre-and post-assessments and participate in 3 months post-intervention or control group.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Undergraduate students who self-report to have a known psychiatric problem and under follow-up

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
internet addiction baseline, immediate post intervention and 3 months post intervention internet addiction test score