Mental Health Wellness, Psychological Distress, Psychological Security
Conditions
Keywords
Mindfulness, Online Intervention, COVID-19, Movement Control Order
Brief summary
The federal government of Malaysia implemented a nationwide Movement Control Order (MCO) to control the COVID-19 outbreak. The MCO, however, has been found to have a negative impact on people's mental wellbeing. Interventions that can improve mental health under restricted movement condition is urgently. The present study investigated the impact of a brief, online mindfulness-based intervention on mental health using two-arm randomized controlled trial design. A total of 161 participants self-reported their feeling, anxiety, psychological insecurity, and well-being at baseline (T1) and post-test (T2), while 61 of them answered the same set of measures and the fear of COVID-19 scale in a follow-up study two weeks later (T3).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALUltra Brief Online Mindfulness-based Intervention
We adapted and contextualized the original RAIN protocol to local pandemic-induced lockdown situation, with short journaling prompts that engage participants in self-reflection. Journaling is known to be a creative way to engage people in a therapeutic activity which promotes self-awareness (Utley & Garza, 2011). Creating a visual narration of thoughts, feelings and experiences help individuals make internal experiences more tangible and manageable, especially during these uncertain times.
BEHAVIORALControl
The control group participants were asked to report preventive measures that they have taken to prevent COVID-19, ways that they obtained Movement Control Order news, and things that they wished to do once the Movement Control Order is lifted.
Sponsors
Sunway University
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* People residing in Malaysia during the Movement Control Order.
Exclusion criteria
* People who are unable to read or write in either Malay, English or Mandarin languages.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes of Subjective Unit of Distress | It was measured at pre-intervention, post-intervention (through intervention completion, on average 10 minutes), and 2-week follow up. | This is being measured with the Subject Unit of Distress Scale. |
| Changes of Anxiety Scores | It was being It was measured at pre-intervention, post-intervention (through intervention completion, on average 10 minutes), and 2-week follow up. | This is being measured with the GAD-7 questionnaire. |
| Changes of Psychological Insecurity | It was being It was measured at pre-intervention, post-intervention (through intervention completion, on average 10 minutes), and 2-week follow up. | This is being measured with the Psychological Insecurity Scale. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes of General Well-being | It was being It was measured at pre-intervention, post-intervention (through intervention completion, on average 10 minutes), and 2-week follow up. | This is being measured with the WHO-5 Well-being Index questionnaire. |
| Fear of COVID-19 | It was being measured at 2-week follow up. | This is being measured with the Fear of COVID-19 Scale. |
Countries
Malaysia
Outcome results
None listed