Tay Jing Ling, Goh Yong-Shian Shawn, Klainin-Yobas Piyanee
Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore.
Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yoo Loo Lin School of Medicine, Clinical Research Centre, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
J Adv Nurs. 2020 Jul;76(7):1831-1839. doi: 10.1111/jan.14393. Epub 2020 May 4.
The study aims to examine the effectiveness of the online HOPE intervention to increase mental health literacy (MHL), psychological well-being (PWB); and in reducing stress among youths aged 18-24 living in Singapore.
The study will be conducted in two phases. The first phase will adopt a single-group pre-post repeated quasi-experimental research design. The second phase adopts a two-group, parallel randomized control trial, with a pre-test, posttest and follow-up.
The study will be conducted in a University in Singapore, in 2019-2021. Participants will be recruited and randomly assigned into one of the two groups. Approval from the institutional review board has been obtained in August 2019. Research funding from National Youth Fund has been obtained in November 2019. Outcome measures will be measured using Depression Literacy Questionnaire, Anxiety literacy Questionnaire, validated depression vignette, Ryff's PWB Scale and Perceived Stress Scale, at baseline, postintervention and 2 months' follow-up. Participants' perceptions of the intervention will be measured qualitatively.
The online HOPE intervention had been developed based on the principles of the Self-Efficacy Theory.
There is no research about MHL intervention in Singapore. Low MHL prevents early help-seeking and delays treatment. Hence, this study highlights the importance of mental health public education as primary care. Increased MHL will enhance early help-seeking behaviours, promoting early recovery and enhancing the health of the young people worldwide.
本研究旨在探讨在线HOPE干预措施在提高新加坡18 - 24岁青年心理健康素养（MHL）、心理健康水平（PWB）以及减轻压力方面的有效性。
本研究将分两个阶段进行。第一阶段将采用单组前后重复准实验研究设计。第二阶段采用两组平行随机对照试验，包括前测、后测和随访。
本研究将于2019 - 2021年在新加坡的一所大学进行。招募参与者并随机分配到两组中的一组。2019年8月已获得机构审查委员会的批准。2019年11月已获得国家青年基金的研究资金。将在基线、干预后和2个月随访时，使用抑郁素养问卷、焦虑素养问卷、经过验证的抑郁案例、Ryff心理健康量表和感知压力量表来测量结果指标。将对参与者对干预措施的看法进行定性测量。
在线HOPE干预措施是基于自我效能理论的原则开发的。
新加坡尚无关于心理健康素养干预的研究。心理健康素养低会阻碍早期求助并延误治疗。因此，本研究强调了心理健康公共教育作为初级保健的重要性。提高心理健康素养将增强早期求助行为，促进早期康复并改善全球年轻人的健康状况。
