“EspaiJove.net”- a school-based intervention programme to promote mental health and eradicate stigma in the adolescent population: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
Author
Casañas, Rocío
Mailen Arfuch, Victoria
Castellví Obiols, Pere
Gil Moreno, Juan José
Torres, Maria
Pujol, Angela
Castells, Gemma
Teixidó, Mercè
San-Emeterio, Maria Teresa
Sampietro, Hernán María
Caussa, Aleix
Alonso, Jordi
Lalucat-Jo, Lluís
Publication date
2018ISSN
1471-2458
Abstract
Background: One half of adults who develop any mental disorder do so during adolescence. Previous literature showed that Mental Health Literacy (MHL) interventions impact mental health knowledge, reduce the associated stigma, and promote help-seeking among the adolescent population. However, evidence for the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of these programmes remains inconclusive. The aim of this paper is to present a study protocol that evaluates the effectiveness of the “EspaiJove.net” programme. “EspaiJove.net” consists of a universal MHL intervention designed to promote mental health knowledge, increase help-seeking, reduce the stigma associated with mental illness, and prevent mental disorders in Spanish school settings. Methods: A school-based clustered randomised controlled trial (cRCT) design with 12 months of follow-up. Subjects: At least 408 secondary school students who attend the 3rd year of E.S.O (Compulsory secondary education for 13- to 14-year- olds) will be recruited from 8 schools within Barcelona city, Catalonia (Spain). Intervention: A dose-response intervention will be delivered with 4 arms: 1) Sensitivity Programme (SP) in Mental Health (1 h); 2) Mental Health Literacy (MHL) Programme (6 h); 3) MHL plus first-person Stigma Reduction (MHL + SR) (7 h); 4) Control group: waiting list. Primary outcomes: 1) MHL: EspaiJove.net MHL Test (EMHLT); 2) Stigma: Reported and Intended Behaviour Scale (RIBS) and Community Attitudes toward the Mentally Ill (CAMI). Others outcomes: 1) Acceptability of intervention; 2) Mental health symptoms and emotional well-being (SDQ); 3) States of Change Scale (SCS); 4) Bullying and Cyberbullying; 5) Quality of life (EQ-5D); 6) Help seeking and use of treatment; 7) Health benefits. Discussion: Results would be informative for efforts to prevent mental disorders and promote mental wellbeing in secondary school students.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
61 - Medical sciences
Keywords
Trastorn mental
Adolescència
Salut mental
Estigma
Malalties mentals
Centres escolars
Trastorno mental
Adolescencia
Salud mental
Estigma
Enfermedades mentales
Centros escolares
Mental disorder
Adolescence
Mental health
Stigma
Mental illness
Schools
Pages
10
Publisher
Springer Nature
Collection
18;
Is part of
BMC Public Health
Citation
Casañas, Rocío; Mailen Arfuch, Victoria; Castellví Obiols, Pere [et al.]. “EspaiJove.net”- a school-based intervention programme to promote mental health and eradicate stigma in the adolescent population: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 2018, 18, 939. Disponible en: <https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-018-5855-1>. Fecha de acceso: 3 sep. 2021. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5855-1
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