Common Mental Disorders
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aims to provide coaching intervention for prevention of developing common mental disorders to 60 at-risk women in Hong Kong.
Detailed description
Participants will be recruited through online screening tool. Eligible subjects with informed consent provided will be randomly assigned to coaching group or self-help tips plus telephone support group. To test the effectiveness of the coaching intervention, data collection will be conducted on demographics, symptoms and psychosocial aspects at baseline, immediately, 3-month and 12-month post-intervention. A self-reported brief questionnaire will be administered at every intervention as well.
Interventions
OTHERCoaching
Participants will receive 4 sessions of group coaching intervention within 6 weeks. Each session is in a group of 3-4 women and lasts for approximately 1.5 hours. The sessions will be conducted by experienced social workers.
OTHERSelf-help tips plus telephone support
Participants will receive 4 self-help tips sent via SMS and 4 phone call from a social worker in 6-week of time. During the telephone call, the social worker will advise the client to make use of the tips we sent to her.
Sponsors
The University of Hong Kong
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 69 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Willing to provide written informed consent * Able to understand Cantonese and read/write Chinese * With subsyndromal or minor common mental disorders (CMD) indicated by 10 - 20 of Depression subscale of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) or 8-14 of Anxiety subscale of DASS
Exclusion criteria
* Those mental conditions that require other treatment priorities (e.g., suicidal risk, substance abuse, current or past episodes of psychotic disorder, personality disorders) * Those medical conditions that severely limit participation, comprehension, or adherence to treatment (e.g., epilepsy, dementia, terminal medical illness) * Those who are receiving structured psychotherapy or counseling
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in depressive symptoms | 6-month post-intervention | Score of depression subscale of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) at 6-month post-intervention will be compared with that at baseline. |
| Changes in anxiety symptoms | 6-month post-intervention | Score of anxiety subscale of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) at 6-month post-intervention will be compared with that at baseline. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in depressive symptoms | Immediate and 3-month post-intervention | Score of depression subscale of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) immediate and 3-month post-intervention will be compared with that at baseline. |
| Changes in anxiety symptoms | Immediate and 3-month post-intervention | Score of anxiety subscale of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) immediate and 3-month post-intervention will be compared with that at baseline. |
| Changes in quality of life | Immediate, 3- and 6-month post-intervention | Score of 12-Item Short Form Health Survey version 2 (SF-12 v2) immediate, 3- and 6-month post-intervention will be compared with that at baseline. |
Countries
Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed