Evaluating the Impact of a Digital Psychosocial Tool (Wysa) on Life Skills and Overall Well-being With English-Speaking College Students in Gandhinagar, India: A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 152
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Feasibility - Recruitment rate
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this study is to learn the feasibility of a digital psychosocial tool (Wysa) in improving life skills and overall wellbeing of English-speaking college students in IIT-Gandhinagar, a university in India. This will be conducted using pre-post assessments examining resilience, self-efficacy, problem solving, and wellbeing as well as examining app usage during the intervention period. The main questions it aims to answer are:
- The feasibility and acceptability of Wysa amongst college students enrolled at the university
- The effectiveness of Wysa in improving the life skills and well-being of college students enrolled at the university
详细描述
This study will employ a mixed methods pre-post design to examine whether a digital psychosocial tool can help college students in India learn ways to manage their problems and improve their wellbeing. Students enrolled at the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn) and are interested in learning skills to manage stressors are invited to participate in the study. The intervention being studied is the Wysa app which includes an AI-based chatbot, a library of toolpacks , and SOS resources. Participants will complete baseline research procedures (T0) and be able to download the app. Participants can use the Wysa app for a period of 2 months. At the end of 2 months, participants will be invited to complete their endline assessments (T1). Another follow-up assessment (T2) will be carried out 1 month after the intervention period completion. A sub-sample of participants will be invited to participate in qualitative interviews to provide feedback about their experiences using the Wysa app and to understand the barriers and facilitators to acceptability and effectiveness of the app.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 25 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Are between 18-25 years of age
- •Are a student of Idian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IIT Gandhinagar)
- •Are able to read and understand English
- •Have access to an internet enabled smartphone
排除标准
- •Have previously used Wysa app (the intervention)
- •Presence of self-harm/suicidal risk
结局指标
主要结局
Feasibility - Recruitment rate
时间窗: Measured during the recruitment period (1 month, or if recruitment is extended at the end of 2 months)
Proportion of participants who completed consent procedures
Feasibility - Retention rate
时间窗: Measured after the 2 month intervention during follow-up assessments
Proportion of recruited participants who completed endline assessments and follow-up assessments i.e. those who remained enrolled for the study duration.
Feasibility - App onboarding rate
时间窗: Measured during the 2 month intervention period
Proportion of participants who downloaded the app after allocation to the intervention
Acceptability - Wysa app engagement
时间窗: Measured during the 2-month intervention period
Proportion of recruited participants who interacted with Wysa at least once after onboarding to the app. Information will also collected on average numbers of days the app was used. Analysis of usage of different app features and tools will also be conducted.
App satisfation
时间窗: This is collected thrice during the 2-month intervention period
Feedback is collected through questions which ask participants to provide a quantitative rating of the app features' usability and satisfaction. Participants can provide ratings on a 5 point likert scale with higher ratings denoting higher satisfaction. 1 qualitative question invites participant to use free text format to provide any additional feedback.
App Acceptability and experiences of usage
时间窗: Conducted after the intervention period (2 months)
Semi-structured interviews with a sub-sample of participants will provide insights into the lived experience of using the intervention; and barriers and facilitators to usage.
次要结局
- Changes in wellbeing as measured on the WHO Wellbeing Index(3 months: at Month 0 (pre-intervention), Month 2 (post-intervention period), Month 3 (1-month after intervention period))
- Changes in problem solving as measured on the Problem Solving Inventory(3 months: at Month 0 (pre-intervention), Month 2 (post-intervention period), Month 3 (1-month after intervention period))
- Changes in self-efficacy as measured on the general self-efficacy scale(3 months: at Month 0 (pre-intervention), Month 2 (post-intervention period), Month 3 (1-month after intervention period))
- Changes in resilience, as measured on the Brief Resilience Scale(3 months: at Month 0 (pre-intervention), Month 2 (post-intervention period), Month 3 (1-month after intervention period))
研究者
Sarah Jasim
Research Fellow
London School of Economics and Political Science