Low mood, depression and anxiety Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
The student life skills training intervention: The study will test the delivery of an educational life skills package (Living Life Chinese version). The course teaches key life skills and is based on
Sponsors
University of Glasgow (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: International students who speak Chinese (mandarin or Cantonese), participating in this study, more than 18 years of age, and are registered as students (undergraduate or postgraduate) at the University of Glasgow who will be living in the UK for the next two months. Currently experiencing symptoms of mild to moderate symptoms of low mood with the score 5 or more on the English language version of the PHQ9 depression questionnaire and/or a score of 5 or more on the English language version of the GAD7 anxiety score. These students need to have broadband web access, and also be willing and able to use the online course.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not fulfilling inclusion criteria, currently receiving specialist mental health treatment, or current psychotherapy/ counselling. Students who are on antidepressants are not excluded but we will record the tablet, dose and length of time on the prescription.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| In this pilot study the primary outcome will be the take-up, drop-out and completion rates of the online course, and the collection rates for data. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes will be mood ratings at 3 months. We will use changes in PHQ9 score to provide an impact of effect of the intervention on mood. This will give an indication of efficacy and will be used to obtain a power calculation for the future substantive RCT. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed