This is a feasibility study for a preventive, transdiagnostic group program. The study does not investigate any specific disorder. However, the assessment tools used may provide indications of excessive internet use behaviors and impaired well-being.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The project is designed as a feasibility study employing a combined single-group pre-post design with an intention-to-treat analysis (ITT). In this phase of the project, no control group is i
Sponsors
Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters Uniklinik RWTH Aachen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
8 Years to 12 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: In exceptional cases, 13-year-old children may also be included in the digital competence group and, consequently, in the study, based on a medical and therapeutic assessment of their cognitive development. Ongoing medication, whether initiated before or during the digital competence group sessions, does not constitute an exclusion criterion.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: In principle, there are no specific exclusion criteria for participation in the study; the decision regarding participation in the digital competence group is made by the medical and therapeutic staff of the respective institutions.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Satisfaction with the digital competence group is assessed using two measures: The Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (ZUF-8), administered at the second measurement point (T2-Post). The overall mean score of the Group Therapy Session Questionnaire (GTS-P for participants and GTS-T for facilitators), calculated across all modules of the digital competence group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subjectively perceived learning outcomes at T2 are measured using 10 self-developed items tailored for both participants and facilitators. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactIra-Katharina Petras
Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters Uniklinik RWTH Aachen
Outcome results
None listed