Mental and Behavioural Disorders Paediatrics
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Templeton World Charity Foundation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants must have taken part in one of the three previous RCTs testing Shamiri and/or its component parts in small group settings. Participants must have had elevated symptoms of depression at baseline OR had elevated symptoms of anxiety at baseline.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants in Shamiri's three previous RCTs that did not have elevated symptoms of depression or anxiety at baseline will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-reported depression symptoms as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire - 8;Self-reported anxiety symptoms, measured by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener or GAD-7;Self-reported sense of social support, measured by the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, 8 items;Academic performance as measured by the average grade achieved at the end of school term and KCSE results.;Self-reported socio-economic status and quality of life;Ravens test;Stroop color and word test | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-reported wellbeing, as measured by the EPOCH Measure of Adolescent Well-Being;Self-reported gratitude, as measured by a 6-item version of the Gratitude Questionnaire ;Self-reported mental well-being of participants as measured by the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS);Self-reported sense of purpose and meaning in life, as measured by the Purpose in Life Scale-12;Self-reported sense of control over oneself and their ones life, measured by the Perceived Control Scale for Children.;Self-reported participant sense of secondary control, or the ability to adjust oneself to hardships in such a way as to control their subjective emotional impact, measured by the Secondary Control Scale for Children.;The demographic questionnaire, which asks participants to report their basic demographic information such as age, year in school, living situation, vocational status, gender, and educational status.;Substance use will be measured using the Alcohol Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST), participants asked their history of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use.;The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), used to measure alcohol consumption, drinking behavior and alcohol-related problems.;Pregnancy and children questionnaire, measured via in-person assessment by a nurse, to assess whether participants or their partners are currently pregnant or have been pregnant or have children since the study, and whether these were expected or not. ;HIV risk behavior and status, as measured by a series of question about HIV risk behavior and their HIV status. If participants do not know their HIV status and wish to get tested, participants will be invited to visit a national hospital for testing, and may report their status to the study team.;Stress level and stress regulation as measured by an aggregate of heart rate variability over time (e.g., as an average over two weeks).;Physical activity levels, measured by steps and overall dista | — |
Countries
Kenya
Contacts
Public ContactTom Osborn
Shamiri Institute
Outcome results
None listed