Problems in adolescents in schools
- Conditions
- Adolescents
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/10/059181
- Lead Sponsor
- Kasturba Medical College Manipal
- Brief Summary
There is a global concernabout the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health of childrenand adolescents. Some studies suggest that psychiatric symptoms of children andadolescents have indeed increased during the pandemic. Disease containmentmeasures, such as lockdowns, school closures, remote school, cessation ofhobbies, quarantines and social isolation have changed people’s livesdramatically, exposing children and adolescents to several stressors, includingfear of contracting the disease, frustration, boredom, information overload,family financial loss and changes in daily activity patterns. Parallel with theCOVID-19 pandemic, other global crises threaten the mental health of childrenand adolescents globally. There is evidence that climate change -relatedpsychological distress with affective, cognitive and behavioural dimensionsexists and children and adolescents are particularly prone to it. Repeatedcross-sectional studies employing the same instruments, protocol and study sitesin different time-points can help to understand the factors and reasons behindthe changes. We studied adolescent wellbeing in 2000 children in 2015, and willrepeat the same to study the changes over time. We will study 2000 adolescents in Udupi district(sample similar to our previous study).
13-16years old children and adolescents living in Udupi District will be invited toparticipate in this survey. Those attending special schools for students withintellectual disabilities will be excluded. A student and a teacher survey willbe conducted. The student survey will be in bilingual form.
Written permission will beobtained from block education officer. We will collect data from the sameschools which we had included in our previous 2016 study. The schoolauthorities will be approached and asked to participate, and the teachers willreceive a detailed information letter explaining the aims and the rationalebehind the study. All respondents will be given a letter of consent, whichneeds to be returned to the researchers. The students will be asked to completethe questionnaires during class. They will not be asked to provide their nameor address. The students will be informed that they give their consent toparticipate in the research by filling in the questionnaire and that they candecline their participation by leaving the questionnaire blank. Beforeresponding to the questionnaire, the students will be given detailedexplanations on how to proceed.
Department scientificcommittee and approval from IEC will be obtained. Permission from BEO andschool principal will be taken. Participation in the study planned iscompletely voluntary for the students. Parents, students, and teachers will beinformed about the study prior to conducting the survey. The survey will beconducted during school hours and students will not be asked to provide theirnames or addresses in the questionnaires. The data will only be used for thisscientific research. Data gathering, storing, and processing will be conductedconfidentially. There will not be any compensation for participating in thisstudy.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 2000
13-16 years old children and adolescents living in Udupi District will be invited to participate in this survey.
Those attending special schools for students with intellectual disabilities will be excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Bullying behavior Baseline (single assessment)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Kasturba Medical College Manipal
🇮🇳Udupi, KARNATAKA, India
Kasturba Medical College Manipal🇮🇳Udupi, KARNATAKA, IndiaDr Samir Kumar PraharajPrincipal investigator8971026304samirpsyche@yahoo.co.in