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This randomized controlled trial aims to determine whether access to a mental health app improves resilience and reduces depressive symptoms among medical students over a three-month period.
Compared to the control group, researchers hypothesized that medical students in the intervention group are expected to show:
Researchers will compare two groups to evaluate the app's impact on wellbeing:
Participants will explore and experience the various features offered in the mental health app over a three-month period.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention Group | Experimental | Participants in the intervention group will receive immediate full access to the mental health app services during the study period. |
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| Control Group | Other | Participants in the control group will receive basic, without full access to the mental health app services during the study period (active control). |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Full digital mental health intervention | Behavioral | Name of the mental health app - Intellect: Create A Better You |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Depressive symptoms | Depressive symptoms will be assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, developed by Kroenke et al. (2001). This 9-item instrument assesses the frequency of depressive symptoms over the past two weeks. Each item is rated on a 4-point scale, yielding a total severity score ranging from 0 to 27, with higher scores indicating greater severity of depressive symptoms. | Baseline and 3 months |
| Resilience | Resilience will be measured using the Brief Resilience Scale developed by Smith et al. (2008). This 6-item instrument assesses the ability to recover from stress. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale, yielding a total score ranging from 6 to 30, with higher scores indicating greater resilience. | Baseline and 3 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Anxiety | Anxiety will be assessed using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 developed by Spitzer et al. (2006). This 7-item instrument assesses generalized anxiety symptoms over the past two weeks. Each item is rated on a 4-point scale, resulting in a total severity score ranging from 0 to 21, with higher total score indicating a greater level of anxiety. | Baseline and 3 months |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Fakulti Perubatan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia | Cheras | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia |
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A randomized controlled, prospective, parallel-group study.
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| Basic digital mental health intervention | Behavioral | Name of mental health app - Intellect: Create a Better You |
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| Self-esteem | Self-esteem will be measured using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale developed by Rosenberg (1989). This 10-item instrument assesses global self-worth by measuring both positive and negative feelings about the self. Each item is rated on a 4-point Likert scale, yielding a total score ranging from 0 to 30, with higher scores indicating more positive self-esteem. | Baseline and 3 months |
| Subjective wellbeing | Subjective wellbeing will be measured using the World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index. This 5-item instrument assesses the respondent's mental wellbeing over the past two weeks. Each item is rated on a 6-point scale. The raw score is typically multiplied by four to get a percentage score ranging from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better mental wellbeing. | Baseline and 3 months |
| ID | Term |
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| D003863 | Depression |
| ID | Term |
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| D001526 | Behavioral Symptoms |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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