Effectiveness of a chatbot in improving the mental wellbeing of health workers in Malawi during the COVID-19 pandemic: A randomized, controlled trial

Chemonics International0 sites1,584 target enrollmentMay 12, 2022

Overview

Phase: 未知
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Mental health outcomes (including depression, anxiety, burnout, loneliness, and resilience) among health workers in Malawi
Sponsor: Chemonics International
Enrollment: 1584
Status: Completed
Last Updated: last year

Registry

who.int

Start Date

May 12, 2022

End Date

February 8, 2022

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

Chemonics International

•1\. Currently employed as one of the types of service providers (cadres) listed: doctors, nurses, medical assistants, clinical officers, laboratory technicians, physiotherapy technicians, pharmacists, physiotherapists
•2\. Employed in public or private primary, secondary, or tertiary care facility in Blantyre and Lilongwe districts of Malawi
•3\. Possess some degree of English language proficiency
•4\. Own a smartphone with an Android operating system
•5\. No history – past or current – of counseling or therapy for severe mental health disorders
•6\. Not have self\-reported suicidal ideation
•7\. Score below very high risk” levels on the initial assessments for anxiety and depression
•8\. Diploma in their respective fields of specialization, in adherence to the Ministry of Health employment criteria for the respective cadres of health workers (Medical Assistants who completed 2 years of college will be allowed to participate even though their qualification is a certificate)
•9\. Adults (18 years or older)

•1\. All other hospital\- or health\-related personnel, such as health surveillance assistants, hospital assistants or laboratory assistants, due to their lower educational qualification requirement for employment.
•2\. Health workers with a history – past or current – of counseling or therapy for a severe mental disorder
•3\. All study applicants at very high risk” of depression and anxiety according to their initial scores from standard mental health tests
•4\. Participants who check suicidal ideation in question nine of the PHQ\-9