Mental health Mental and Behavioural Disorders Symptoms of anxiety and/or depression in the university student context, as well context specific mental health concerns including: academic distress, substance abuse, family distress, social anxiety, hostility, and eating concerns.
Conditions
Interventions
Participants are allocated to a condition based on clinical judgment of a therapist who provides the initial clinical assessment. The decision is based on the therapists' judgment on the client's appr
Sponsors
University of Sheffield
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Registered student at the University of Sheffield 2. Approved for counselling (based on therapist assessment at triage) 3. Meet clinical cut-off for anxiety (10 on PHQ-9) or depression (10 on GAD-7)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Present high risk to self or others (determined by therapist assessment at triage) 2. Currently receiving therapeutic support
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
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| Feasibility of the intervention is assessed through analysis of therapy recordings, interviews with clients and focus groups with therapists throughout the study. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
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| Clinical measures (baseline, 3 and 6-months): 1. Depression is measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ 9) 2. Anxiety is measured using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder questionnaire (GAD 7) 3. Psychological functioning is measured using the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (CORE-10) 4. Context-specific symptoms are measured using the Counselling Center Assessment for Psychological Symptoms (CCAPS) 5. Resilience is measured using the Connor-Davidson resilience scale (CD-10) Therapeutic measures (therapy session 3 and end): 1. Strength of the therapeutic relationship is measured using the Working Alliance Inventory-Short (WAI-12) Service impact (last therapy session): 1. Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) 2. Interviews with participants Academic measures (end of therapy): 1. Academic distress is measured with the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms (CCAPS; subscales: academic distress, family distress, substance abuse, eating concerns, hostility, social anxiety, anxiety, depression) which is administered at the start of every therapy session 2. Academic coping is measured via one-to-one interviews with participants who have finished therapy to explore how they feel counselling may have influenced their university experience and ability to cope academically Usage and acceptability of well-being app: 1. Way in which clients/therapists discuss app activities and app features is assessed through reviewing therapy recordings 2. Therapist experiences of combining the app with therapy are measured through focus groups conducted at the study end 3. Usage overtime is assessed through analysis of app data | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactEmma Broglia
Outcome results
None listed