Prevention of mental health problems by increasing students' knowledge about mental health, improving their attitudes towards mental health problems, enhancing help-seeking behavior as well as promotion of wellbeing and stress management. Mental and Behavioural Disorders Stress
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention consists of two in-person lectures lasting 60 min each, delivered by a mental health professional, and a digital self-learning material. The first lecture focuses on strategies for in
Sponsors
Academy of Finland
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: First-year medical student
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mental health literacy, which comprises the following aspects: 1. Knowledge about mental health measured using an adapted mental health literacy measurement instrument as electronic questionnaires that were embedded in the program platform at baseline (at the beginning of the first lecture), pre-intervention, 4 weeks (at the end of the second lecture), and 2 months 2. Attitudes towards mental health and help-seeking measured using at an adapted mental health literacy measurement instrument as electronic questionnaires that were embedded in the program platform baseline, 4 weeks, and 2 months 3. Help-seeking behaviour measured using an adapted mental health literacy measurement instrument as electronic questionnaires that were embedded in the program platform at baseline, 4 weeks, and 2 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Perceived stress measured using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) at baseline, 4 weeks, and 2 months 2. Emotional health measured using the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) at baseline, 4 weeks, and 2 months | — |
Countries
Finland
Outcome results
None listed