Wellbeing/resilience in primary school children Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
The study comprises a cluster randomised controlled trial comparing the CUES for schools digital programme to a waitlist control group. The design is a parallel-group cluster randomised controlled tri
Sponsors
King's College London
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Schools: Local Authority run primary schools with Year 4 and Year 5 cohorts in England 2. Children: attending the school in Year 4 (aged 8-9 years)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet the inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Children's emotional/behavioural problems are measured using the Me & My Feelings questionnaire (M&MF) total scale at 0, 8, and 16 weeks. The between-group difference of vulnerable children at 16 weeks is the primary outcome. This measure comprises 16 items, each rated 0 (best) to 2 (worst), with total scores ranging from 0 – 32. The total score is made up from two subscales – emotional difficulties (M&MF-E, 10 items) and behavioral difficulties (M&MF-B, 6 items) – with children meeting the criterion for being vulnerable based on M&MF-E >9 and/or M&MF-B >5. The measure is designed specifically for use in schools to evaluate public health initiatives, and has been widely used with children of this age group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Vulnerable sub-population: 1. Children's emotional problems are measured using the M&MF-E 10 item subscale (M&MF items 1-10) at 0, 8, and 16 weeks. Scores range from 0-20, with lower scores indicating more positive outcomes (clinical cut-off >9) 2. Children's behavioural problems are measured using the M&MF-B 6 item subscale (M&MF items 11-16) at 0, 8, and16 weeks. Scores range from 0-12, with lower scores indicating more positive outcomes (clinical cut-off >5) 3. Children's overall wellbeing is measured using the Children's Outcome Rating Scale (CORS) four-item total scale at 0 and 16 weeks. This scale is designed to measure wellbeing and distress, with each item rated 0 (worst) to 10 (best) with scores below 32 considered to represent clinical levels of distress/poor wellbeing. 4. Children's day-to-day wellbeing is measured using a seven-item wellbeing rating scale completed as part of a Child Workbook, at 0 and 16 weeks. Each item is rated from 0 (worst) to 10 (best), with total scores ranging from 0-70. Items have been designed as a means to assess the learning from the CUES programme. The items have been completed by large numbers of children during in-service delivery of CUES, and the feasibility pilot. 5. Children's cognitive vulnerability is measured using an eight-item cognitive rating scale completed as part of a Child Workbook at 0 and 16 weeks. Each item is rated from 0-1, with one item rated from 0-2. Total scores range from 0-9. As with child workbook wellbeing rating scores, this outcome is designed to assess learning from the CUES programme. Whole school population: In addition to the measures above, outcomes for the whole school population will be assessed using the following: 1. Class behaviour is measured using two teacher-completed ratings at 0 and 16 weeks. Teachers estimate the proportion of the class displaying positive behaviours, rated as the total number of students within the class who ‘often’ or ‘sometimes’ display these behaviours. | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactSuzanne Jolley
Outcome results
None listed