Well-Being, Psychological
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary effects of the Healthy Minds Program (HMP) App in approximately 150 active duty military members.
Detailed description
Participants will be informed about the study during regularly scheduled activities. They will be informed that enrolling in the study is voluntary. Participants will complete a 10-15 minute battery of questionnaires at baseline and post-test. In between these assessments, they will be asked to download and use the Healthy Minds Program app for 4 weeks. Post-test assessment will occur following the 4-week intervention period.
Interventions
freely available well-being app
Sponsors
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Active duty military at the 10th Mountain Division
Exclusion criteria
* N/A
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMP App Usage: Did you use the Healthy Minds Program App (Yes or No) | post-test (up to 4 weeks) | — |
| HMP App Usage: Did you download the Healthy Minds Program App (Yes or No) | post-test (up to 4 weeks) | — |
| System Usability Scale Score | post-test (up to 4 weeks) | Scored from 1 to 5 where higher scores indicate increased usability. |
| Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) | post-test (up to 4 weeks) | Scored from 1 to 5 where higher scores indicate increased acceptability. |
| Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM) | post-test (up to 4 weeks) | Scored from 1 to 5 where higher scores indicate increased appropriateness. |
| Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) | post-test (up to 4 weeks) | Scored from 1 to 5 where higher scores indicate increased feasibility. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in NIH Toolbox Loneliness Score | baseline and post-test (up to 4 weeks) | A measure of loneliness scored from 1 to 5 where higher scores indicate increased loneliness. |
| HMP App Usage: How many times did you use the HMP App | post-test (up to 4 weeks) | Tally of participant usage from 1 time, less than once per week, about once per week, more than once per week, about daily. |
| Change in Suicide Cognitions Scale Score | baseline and post-test (up to 4 weeks) | A 16-item survey scored from 0-4 for a total range of scores from 0-64. Higher scores indicate increased suicidal cognition. |
| Change in Perceived Stress Score | baseline and post-test (up to 4 weeks) | A measure of perceived stress in the past week scored from 0 to 4 where higher numbers indicate higher stress. |
| Change in WHO-5 Well-Being Score | baseline and post-test (up to 4 weeks) | A measure of well-being in the past week scored from 1 to 6 where higher numbers indicate greater well-being. |
| Change in PROMIS Depression Score | baseline and post-test (up to 4 weeks) | A measure of feelings of depression scored from 1 to 5 where higher numbers indicate increased feelings of depression. |
| Change in PROMIS Anxiety Score | baseline and post-test (up to 4 weeks) | A measure of feelings of anxiety scored from 1 to 5 where higher numbers indicate increased feelings of anxiety. |
| Change in Meaning of Life Questionnaire - Presence Subscale Score | baseline and post-test (up to 4 weeks) | Scored from 1 to 7 where higher scores indicate greater sense of meaning and purpose. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMP App Usage: Reasons for not downloading the HMP App | post-test (up to 4 weeks) | Tally of participant reasons, including not interested, not relevant, worried about data security, did not have time, or other. |
| HMP App Usage: Reasons for not opening the HMP App | post-test (up to 4 weeks) | Tally of participant reasons, including not interested, not relevant, worried about data security, did not have time, or other. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed