Addiction, Smartphone
Conditions
Brief summary
This study will develop and conduct an initial, single-case, mixed-methods evaluation of a brief group intervention for mild and moderate problematic phone use.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALProblematic smart phone use course
A 6 session, online, group-based, psychological course targetting problematic smart phone use.
Sponsors
Canterbury Christ Church University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Masking description
Outcome measures will be collected electronically without involvement of the researchers.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
-Self-identifies as struggling with problematic smart phone use
Exclusion criteria
* Actively experiencing suicidal or self-injurious thoughts, or have experienced these within the past year * Already in a psychological therapy/intervention * Planning a change of psychotropic medication during the research project. * No access to video calling and/or slow internet connection speed * A mental health condition that is not currently well managed/stable and therefore other interventions are likely to be more appropriate * Does not own a smartphone that can record screen time * Is not living in the UK, with access to services within the UK
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from pre-intervention (week 1) at post-intervention (week 10) on the Smartphone Addiction Scale -Short Version (SAS-SV). | Post-intervention (week 10) | This measures smartphone addiction producing a score between 10 and 60, with higher scores indicating greater levels of addiction. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from pre-intervention (week 1) at follow-up (week 18) on the Smartphone Addiction Scale -Short Version (SAS-SV). | Follow-up (week 18) | This measures smartphone addiction producing a score between 10 and 60, with higher scores indicating greater levels of addiction. |
| Change from pre-intervention (week 1) at post-intervention (week 10) on the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale -21 item version (DASS-21). | Post-intervention (week 10) | This measures levels of depression, anxiety and stress, producing a score between 0 for 42 each, with higher levels indicating greater severity. |
| Change from pre-intervention (week 1) at follow-up (week 18) on the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale -21 item version (DASS-21). | Follow-up (week 18) | This measures levels of depression, anxiety and stress, producing a score between 0 for 42 each, with higher levels indicating greater severity. |
| Change from pre-intervention (week 1) at post-intervention (week 10) on the Multicultural Quality of Life Index. | Post-intervention (week 10) | This measures of quality of life, producing a score between 1 and 10, with higher scores indicating greater quality of life. |
| Change in daily subjective units of distress from the baseline period (weeks 0 and 1) to the intervention period (weeks 2 to 9) | Intervention period (weeks 2 to 9) | Single case analysis will compare daily subject units of distress ratings from the baseline period to the intervention period. Separate daily ratings, on a 0 to 100 scale, will be obtained for each of anxiety, stress, low mood, and tiredness, with higher ratings indicating higher levels. |
| Change in daily subjective units of distress from the baseline period (weeks 0 and 1) to the follow-up period (weeks 17 to 18) | Follow-up period (weeks 17 to 18) | Single case analysis will compare daily subject units of distress ratings from the baseline period to the follow-up period. Separate daily ratings, on a 0 to 100 scale, will be obtained for each of anxiety, stress, low mood, and tiredness, with higher ratings indicating higher levels. |
| Change in daily phone use from the baseline period (weeks 0 and 1) to the intervention period (weeks 2 to 9) | Intervention period (weeks 2 to 9) | Single case analysis will compare daily phone use from the baseline period to the intervention period. Daily use will be measured by screentime (in minutes) and number of pick-ups. |
| Change in daily phone use from the baseline period (weeks 0 and 1) to the follow-up period (weeks 17 to 18) | Follow-up period (weeks 17 to 18) | Single case analysis will compare daily phone use from the baseline period to the follow-up period. Daily use will be measured by screentime (in minutes) and number of pick-ups. |
| Change from pre-intervention (week 1) at follow-up (week 18) on the Multicultural Quality of Life Index. | Follow-up (week 18) | This measures of quality of life, producing a score between 1 and 10, with higher scores indicating greater quality of life. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Qualitative interview | Week 18 | In week 18, a qualitative interview will be conducted, based on Elliot's Change Interview. This will explore participants' experiences of the intervention and perceptions of related change. |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed