Effectiveness of hikikomori intervention program for family members: A randomized controlled trial
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Hikikomori (social withdrawal)
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000037289
- Lead Sponsor
- Kyushu University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 29
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
(1) Subject who has already participated in Mental Health First Aid program. (2) Hikikomori sufferer is regulary utilizing a hikikomori support and/or a psychiatric service. (3) Subject who has difficulty in literacy of Japanese. (4) Subject who has difficulty in taking program regulary due to severe physical or mental symptoms. (5) Harmful behavior (e.g. daily violence) by hikikomori sufferer is confirmed. (6) Risk of harmful behavior such as severe aggression by hikikomori sufferer is confirmed. (7) Risk of self-harm of hikikomori sufferers such as self-injury or suicidal thoughts is confirmed. (8) Subject who is considered as unsuitable for the study by the investigator for other reasons.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Comparison of score of perceived skills in supporting hikikomori sufferers between intervention group and TAU group after 2 months of participating in the program.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in scores of each time point (pre-program, post-program, 2 months after the program, 6 months after the program) of self-rated questionnaires: perceived skills in supporting hikikomori sufferers, confidence, stigma toward mental health problems, attitude toward hikikomori sufferers by participants, hikikomori problematic behavior and adaptive behavior. And behavioral changes in hikikomori sufferers reported by participants.