Effects of an Ultra-brief Online Mindfulness-based Intervention on Mental Health During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak in Malaysia: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 161
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Changes of Subjective Unit of Distress
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The federal government of Malaysia implemented a nationwide Movement Control Order (MCO) to control the COVID-19 outbreak. The MCO, however, has been found to have a negative impact on people's mental wellbeing. Interventions that can improve mental health under restricted movement condition is urgently. The present study investigated the impact of a brief, online mindfulness-based intervention on mental health using two-arm randomized controlled trial design. A total of 161 participants self-reported their feeling, anxiety, psychological insecurity, and well-being at baseline (T1) and post-test (T2), while 61 of them answered the same set of measures and the fear of COVID-19 scale in a follow-up study two weeks later (T3).
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Investigator)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 99 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •People residing in Malaysia during the Movement Control Order.
Exclusion Criteria
- •People who are unable to read or write in either Malay, English or Mandarin languages.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Changes of Subjective Unit of Distress
Time Frame: It was measured at pre-intervention, post-intervention (through intervention completion, on average 10 minutes), and 2-week follow up.
This is being measured with the Subject Unit of Distress Scale.
Changes of Anxiety Scores
Time Frame: It was being It was measured at pre-intervention, post-intervention (through intervention completion, on average 10 minutes), and 2-week follow up.
This is being measured with the GAD-7 questionnaire.
Changes of Psychological Insecurity
Time Frame: It was being It was measured at pre-intervention, post-intervention (through intervention completion, on average 10 minutes), and 2-week follow up.
This is being measured with the Psychological Insecurity Scale.
Secondary Outcomes
- Changes of General Well-being(It was being It was measured at pre-intervention, post-intervention (through intervention completion, on average 10 minutes), and 2-week follow up.)
- Fear of COVID-19(It was being measured at 2-week follow up.)
Investigators
Pheh Kai Shuen
Lecturer
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman