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In autumn 2024, York St John University launched a physical activity programme for university students facing mental health challenges. The purpose of this project is to conduct a mixed-methods evaluative study of this new service over a 6-month period. It is anticipated that 20-40 students will be recruited to the study, which will assess the following: assess the following: feasibility, the extent to which the service can be delivered successfully; acceptability, the extent to which the service is considered appropriate, satisfactory, or attractive by programme recipients and intervention delivery staff; fidelity, the extent to which the key service components (e.g., assessment procedures, physical activity programme) were implemented as planned and adaptations were made; preliminary effects, with relation to physical, mental and social health outcomes.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention group | Experimental | This group will comprise of university students who are enrolled on the Exercise for Wellbeing pathway and who have consented to participate in this evaluative study. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Physical activity programme | Behavioral | The physical activity programme will have the following features:
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Rate of recruitment | The average number of participants recruited per month | Over the course of the 6-month enrollment period |
| Rate of retention | The proportion of participants who complete the study | From enrollment to the end of intervention at 6 weeks |
| Rate of attendance | Median number of supervised physical activity sessions attended amongst all participants | From enrollment to the end of intervention at 6 weeks |
| Acceptability of the service | The extent to which the service is considered appropriate, satisfactory, or attractive by programme recipients and intervention delivery staff. Assessed primarily via one-to-one interviews and an exit survey. | At the 6-week follow-up assessment |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Fidelity | The extent to which the key service components (e.g., assessment procedures, physical activity programme) were implemented as planned and adaptations were made. Assessed primarily via session record data and post-intervention interviews with participants and service delivery staff. | From enrollment to the end of intervention at 6 weeks |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Professor Garry Tew, PhD | York St John University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| York St John University | York | North Yorkshire | YO31 7EX | United Kingdom |
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| Label | URL |
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| Webpage that describes the University's Exercise for Wellbeing pathway | View source |
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Anonymised IPD may be shared on the University's data repository, RaYDaR.
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000092862 | Psychological Well-Being |
| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D001008 | Anxiety Disorders |
| D003863 | Depression |
| ID | Term |
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| D010549 | Personal Satisfaction |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
| D001526 | Behavioral Symptoms |
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| Mean time per day in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity | Assessed using an Axivity AX6 wrist-worn accelerometer worn continuously for 7 days at each study timepoint | Assessed at baseline and at the 6-week follow-up |
| 10-item Recovering Quality of Life (ReQoL) questionnaire | The minimum index score for ReQoL-10 is 0 and the maximum is 40, where 0 indicates poorest quality of life and 40 indicates highest quality of life. | Assessed at baseline and at the 6-week follow-up |
| 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) | The total score ranges from 0 to 27 with higher scores indicating more severe depression. | Assessed at baseline and at the 6-week follow-up |
| 38-item Mental Health Inventory (MHI-38) | All the MHI items are scored on a six-point scale (1-6) except for items 9 and 28, which are scored on a five-point scale (1-5). The raw score range is 38-226, with higher scores on the Mental Health Index indicating less psychological distress and greater psychological well-being. | Assessed at baseline and at the 6-week follow-up |
| Resting blood pressure (automated) | Assessed before and after the 6-week intervention period |
| Estimated maximal oxygen uptake (YMCA submaximal cycle test) | Assessed before and after the 6-week intervention period |
| Grip strength (Jamar handgrip dynamometer) | Assessed before and after the 6-week intervention period |
| Lower-limb muscular strength/endurance (30-s sit-to-stand test) | Assessed before and after the 6-week intervention period |
| Adverse events | From enrollment to the end of the exit assessment after the end of the 6-week intervention period |