None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
University students and young people are already a known high risk group for experiencing poor mental health and wellbeing. This at-risk group also demonstrates low uptake for early help seeking where the largest barrier often experienced by this group to seek help early is lack of awareness and understanding about the process and often associated bias or stigma. It is critically important to develop the resources and tools to support students in feeling like they understand mental health, can recognise early trends in mood and behaviours that might be early symptoms of poor mental health, and feel supported and empowered to reach out for help when they need it. The Monash THRIVE App is being developed to help students track their own feelings and set, and achieve, their own wellbeing goals through a tailor made resource that is private and secure on their own device. Through using the Monash THRIVE App students will learn more about mental health, and themselves and feel more supported to seek help early when they are struggling. This trial has been designed to measure both efficacy in terms of perceived willingness to seek help and overall wellbeing as well as the user feedback on the design, functionality, and usability of the Monash THRIVE App in a true co-design and co-development process with users. Note that no specific mental health condition or diagnosis is explored in this trial as all participants are pre-clinical. The core outcome of this trial is to explore improved wellbeing and improved intentions to seek help if in need amongst a healthy population of University students.
Interventions
Intervention utilised is a co-designed user-focused smartphone application known as the Monash THRIVE App for students. This app does not record any data that is send to researchers, all data is stored locally on the users device and is deleted permanently if the App is deleted from the device. Key functions of the Monash THRIVE App for students is to help students check-in their daily mood (or more frequently) using interactive and gamified tools that harness students language and interests. Ga
Intervention utilised is a co-designed user-focused smartphone application known as the Monash THRIVE App for students. This app does not record any data that is send to researchers, all data is stored locally on the users device and is deleted permanently if the App is deleted from the device. Key functions of the Monash THRIVE App for students is to help students check-in their daily mood (or more frequently) using interactive and gamified tools that harness students language and interests. Gamified tools currently available in the beta being tested include a 'wheel of feels' that uses student language taken through qualitative research to help students check in their mood and what their mood relates to in a fun and interactive way. The App also includes a character called 'Moody' who mimics mood check ins and send reminders to check in. From these responses the Monash THRIVE App recommends mental health information and help seeking information that is relevant to them as students at our institution. The overarching goal of the Monash THRIVE App is to increase mental health literacy, awareness of emotions, and help seeking intentions (through the reduction of misconception and bias) to prevent students from developing any concerning mental health symptoms. All resources presented to students are adapted from our online resources (available here: https://monash.edu/medicine/thrive/initiatives/) with some also being custom made for the App. Estimated usage time for participants throughout the study is 5 minutes per day for four weeks. Usage is measured through separate weekly surveys hosted by Monash Qualtrics services, participants are not given any specific directions for use and are asked to use the App as much as they would like.
Sponsors
Monash University
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Single group
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Must be currently enrolled as a Monash University student.
Exclusion criteria
Are not currently enrolled at Monash University.
Outcome results
None listed