None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of the current study is to test the Whitu coping skills app that encompasses evidence-based coping strategies to help people cope with increased isolation and anxiety due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The app is intended for youth aged 16-30 years living in New Zealand. The current study will test the efficacy of the app for 90 youth staying in managed quarantine/ isolation facilities in New Zealand over 4-weeks in order to examine changes in wellbeing and mental health outcomes between the app group and the wait-list control group. The wait-list control group will begin using the app after the 4-week follow-up.
Interventions
The Whitu app includes seven modules that can be completed within a week to learn evidence-based coping skills based on CBT, psychoeducation and positive psychology techniques. The seven modules are: (1) identifying and rating emotions, (2) relaxation, (3) self-compassion, (4) gratitude, (5) staying connected, (6) physical care, and (7) goal setting. The app uses short videos and interactive activities to allow participants to practice the coping strategies that are taught in each module (e.g. a relaxation technique). Participants are asked to complete one module per day and to complete the modules in one week. Each module takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes to complete. Participants will be asked to complete module 1 first, but the other modules can be completed in any order. Adherence will be assessed using self-report.
Sponsors
University of Auckland
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Aged 16-30 years Currently in a managed isolation facility in New Zealand Have access to a smartphone to support the app
Exclusion criteria
Unable to provide informed consent Currently receiving mental health treatment
Outcome results
None listed