Young adults with symptoms of depression and anxiety Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
A TWIC is nested within a large cohort study that recruited participants with the condition of interest and follows them up over a period of time. Participants from this cohort are then selected as pa
Sponsors
Queen Mary University of London
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Young adults (20-24 years old when recruited for the cohort) who have symptoms of anxiety and/or depression at baseline and 6-month follow-up 2. Capacity to provide informed consent (intervention group only)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants who at present already regularly attend organised creative (e.g. theatre, circus, dancing, drama) activities (based on baseline assessment) 2. Participants who expressed no interest in participating in any arts activities (based on baseline assessment)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-rated depression/anxiety symptoms measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8) and the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7) questionnaire at the 12-month follow-up rating in the cohort study, adjusted for the 6-months follow-up scores in the cohort study, of both the intervention and control group, supplemented with pre-post intervention changes (PHQ-8 and GAD-7 scores before and after the 3-week intervention) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Feasibility assessed by acceptance of workshop participation and attendance of workshop sessions at the end of the 3-session workshop 2. Experiences assessed by exit questionnaire responses expressed after the end of the intervention | — |
Countries
Argentina, Peru
Contacts
Public ContactLiliana Hidalgo
Outcome results
None listed