Alcohol Drinking, Anxiety, Depression, Depressive Disorder, Drug Abuse, Social Behavior, Suicidal Ideation
Conditions
Keywords
Mass Screening, Health Surveys, Mental Health, Suicidal Ideation, Young Adult, Interpersonal Relations, Smartphone
Brief summary
The objective of this study is to make a massive suicide risk and social behavior assessment in 24 pre-graduate education centers in Mexico City (approximately 30,000 students aged between 15 and 22 years), taking also into account other outcomes such as depression, anxiety, alcohol and drugs. For this, an app for Smartphone (MeMind) or a web platform (www.MeMind.net) will be used in which the participants will take a self-administered questionnaire, composed of several psychometric instruments. Our main hypothesis is that identification of suicide risk in the Mexico City's student community is feasible using their own smartphones and can serve as both a population screening tool for early specialist referral, as well as a tool for evaluating social behavior strategies and their relation to suicide behavior.
Interventions
Smartphone app with MeMind questionnaires
Sponsors
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Instituciones Educativas de nivel Medio Superior (IEMS) de Ciudad de México
Gobierno de la Ciudad de Mexico
Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de la Fundación Jiménez Díaz
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
15 Years to 22 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Use a smartphone as personal or computer terminals enabled by the municipality of Milpa Alta or educational services. 2. Be able to understand the nature, purpose and methodology of the study. 3. Accept participation in the study and check the corresponding box in the app to verify that the informed consent has been expressly given.
Exclusion criteria
1. Subject deprived of liberty (by judicial or administrative decision) 2. Subject protected by law (guardianship or conservatorship)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Suicidal ideation | 1 Day | Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) is encompassed into MeMind for this purpose. In C-SSRS, four constructs are measured. The first is the severity of ideation, which is rated on a 5-point ordinal scale from 1=wish to be dead to 5=suicidal intent with plan. The second is the intensity of ideation, which comprises 5 items, each rated on a 5-point ordinal scale: frequency, duration, controllability, deterrents, and reason for ideation. The third is the behavior, which is rated on a nominal scale that includes actual, aborted, and interrupted attempts; preparatory behavior; and nonsuicidal self-injurious behavior. And the fourth is the lethality, which assesses actual attempts; actual lethality is rated on a 6-point ordinal scale. Results are coded in the instrument itself with colored labels that indicates definitions of suicidal ideation and behavior, quantify both of them and gauge their severity. Definitions are available elsewhere (http://cssrs.columbia.edu). |
| Social Behavior | 1 Day | The assessment of social interaction will be carried out through six games that expose the participant to decision-making in preset environments with very simple and easily understandable rules (Dictator's Game, Prisoner's Dilemma, Loss Aversion, Risk Aversion, Trust Game or The Investment Game, and Ambiguity Aversion). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Depression | 1 Day | Participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire regarding possible symptoms related to depression. PHQ-9 questionnaire is emcompassed into Memind for this purpose. |
| Anxiety | 1 Day | Participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire regarding possible symptoms related to anxiety. GAD-7 (only screeni |
| Drug Utilization | 1 Day | Participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire regarding possible symptoms related to drug abuse. DAST (only questions 1,6,7) is emcompassed into Memind for this purpose. |
| Alcohol Drinking | 1 Day | Participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire regarding possible symptoms related to alcohol abuse. Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C) |
Countries
Mexico
Outcome results
None listed