Mindfulness virtual community

Conditions

Mental health including stress, anxiety and depression Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental health including stress, anxiety and depression

Christo El Morr, Farideh Tavangar, Farah Ahmad, Paul Ritvo, MVC Team

Interactive Journal of Medical Research2024-04-05

10.2196/50982

Examining the impact of web-based mindfulness on undergraduate student’s quality of life: a randomized controlled trial

Farah Ahmad, Christo El Morr, Paul Ritvo, Sahir Abbas, Yvonne Bohr et al. (12 authors)

BMC Digital Health2023-07-034 citations

10.1186/s44247-023-00023-2

Effectiveness of an 8-Week Web-Based Mindfulness Virtual Community Intervention for University Students on Symptoms of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression: Randomized Controlled Trial

Christo El Morr, Paul Ritvo, Farah Ahmad, Rahim Moineddin, MVC Team

JMIR Mental Health2020-06-17133 citations

10.2196/18595

Interventions

Participants complete an informed consent form and are randomly assigned to one of two study arms. Allocation is done by opening a sequentially numbered envelope containing a randomly-generated alloca

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 18 years of age or older 2. Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student at York University (Toronto, Keele campus) and planning to remain so for the coming semester 3. Reading, writing and conversing in English 4. Willing to be randomised into an intervention which may require up to 2 hours per week of their time

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Cannot meet the time commitments of the trial 2. Not comfortable in reading, writing and speaking English 3. Self-reported symptoms of psychosis (e.g. hallucinations, hearing voices) in last 30 days 4. Self-report dependencies on alcohol, illicit drugs, or prescription drugs used for non-medical reasons in last 30 days

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Depression level is measured using Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) using a self-administered online survey at baseline and week eight 2. Anxiety level is measured using Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) using a self-administered online survey at baseline and week eight 3. Stress level is measured using Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) using a self-administered online survey at baseline and week eight	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Depression level is measured using Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) using a self-administered online survey at baseline and week eight 2. Anxiety level is measured using Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) using a self-administered online survey at baseline and week eight 3. Stress level is measured using Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) using a self-administered online survey at baseline and week eight

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Quality of Life is measured using Quality of Life Scale (QOLS) using a self-administered online survey at baseline and week eight 2. Student Satisfaction is measured using Brief Multi-Dimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale (BMSLSS) using a self-administered online survey at baseline and week eight 3. Mindfulness level measured using Brief Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (BFFMQ) using a self-administered online survey at baseline and week eight	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Quality of Life is measured using Quality of Life Scale (QOLS) using a self-administered online survey at baseline and week eight 2. Student Satisfaction is measured using Brief Multi-Dimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale (BMSLSS) using a self-administered online survey at baseline and week eight 3. Mindfulness level measured using Brief Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (BFFMQ) using a self-administered online survey at baseline and week eight

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Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed