Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Shamiri Intervention Group
Sponsors
Tom Osborn
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants must be aged between 13 and 18. Participants should self-report either elevated symptoms of depression (as indexed by a score of 15 or greater on the PHQ-8) or elevated symptoms of anxiety (as indexed by a score of 10 or greater in the GAD-7).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Should more participants meet the inclusion criteria than is logistically feasible for the indicated group sizes and numbers of group leaders, participants (who have met the inclusion criteria) will be randomly selected to take part in the program.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in self-reported depression symptoms as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire - 8 from baseline to 4-week endpoint. ;Changes in self-reported anxiety symptoms, measured by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener - 7 from baseline to 4-week endpoint. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in perceived academic control from baseline to 2-week follow-up, measured by the Perceived Control Scale for Children - Academic sub scale. ;Changes in perceived social control from baseline to 2-week follow-up, measured by the Perceived Control Scale for Children - Social sub scale. ;Changes in perceived social support from baseline to 2-week follow-up, as measured by the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support;Changes in self-reported loneliness from baseline to 2-week follow-up, as measured by UCLA Loneliness Scale – Shortened 8-item Version.;Changes in self-reported optimism from baseline to 2-week follow-up, as measured by the EPOCH Measure of Adolescent Well-Being - Optimism sub scale;Changes in self-reported happiness from baseline to 2-week follow-up, as measured by the EPOCH Measure of Adolescent Well-Being - Happiness sub-scale from baseline to 2-week follow-up. ;Changes in self-reported Gratitude from baseline to 2-week follow-up, as measured by a 4-item version of the Gratitude Questionnaire.;Changes in average academic grade from school-term before participation to school-term after participation, as measured by the average grade achieved by student across all enrolled students. As participants will be students from various classes and in various schools, student average grades will be rescaled, a mean of 60 and SD of 10 will be used in rescaling.;Changes in Math and Science Score from school-term before participation to school-term after participation. This will be measured as the average of participant math, biology, chemistry and physics grades. As participants will be students from various classes and in various schools, student average grades will be rescaled, a mean of 60 and SD of 10 will be used in rescaling.;Changes in Humanities and Languages Score from school-term before participation to school-term after participation. This will be measured as the average of participant English, Kiswahili, history, geography and religious | — |
Countries
Kenya
Contacts
Public ContactTom Osborn
Principal Investigator
Outcome results
None listed