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Developing and assessing the acceptability and feasibility of a CBT-based psychoeducational intervention to support psychological well-being amongst adolescents in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Registration Number
PACTR202004803366609
Lead Sponsor
Bronwyne Coetzee
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
490
Inclusion Criteria

•In grade 5 or grade 6 (aged 11- 13 years) at the participating schools
•Provide written informed assent for participation
•Have written parental permission for participation

Exclusion Criteria

•Children at the participating schools not in grade 5 or grade 6
•Children who have not provided written informed assent for participation
•Children without parental permission for participation

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Acceptability and feasibility of intervention•Feasibility (Can we do it?)<br>•Could we randomise schools to receive delivery?<br>•Did any parents opt-out of the assessments? How many? (we hope for less than 20% parental opt-out).<br>•Did any parents opt-out of the sessions? How many?<br>•Can the programme fit into the existing curriculum? <br>•Could the whole programme be delivered at each school?<br>•Could all 8 sessions be completed at each school?<br>•Did all of the children attend all 8 session? <br>•Did all of the children complete all of the measures at each time point? (we hope for 80% completion of measures at each time point; (% missing data for each measure). Acceptability assessed through exit interviews with learners. <br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Anxiety and Depression measure: Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale - 30 (RCADS) (Chorpita et al., 2005). <br>Happiness and well-being measure: Seven item, study specific visual analogue scale (scale from 1-7) on happiness and well-being. <br>Emotion regulation measure: The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (ERQ–CA)(Gullone & Taffe, 2012). <br>Bullying: 2-item The Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire-Modified (Strohmeier et al., 2011).<br>Self-esteem measure: Rosenberg self-esteem scale (Rosenberg, 1965). <br>Goal setting: Goal-Setting Scale (Webb & Baer, 1995).<br>Stressful life events in the past 7 days: The revised child impact of events scale (CRIES) (at 1 month follow up only)(Perrin et al., 2005). This measure contains a screening question at the beginning to assess for eligibility for completing this measure. As such, not all children will necessarily be eligible to complete this measure in full. <br>
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