School-based intervention to improve the mental health of low-income, secondary school students in Santiago, Chile (YPSA): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Depression is common and can have devastating effects on the life of adolescents. Psychological interventions are the first-line for treating or preventing depression among adolescents. This proposal aims to evaluate a school-based,...
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| author | Cova Felix Guajardo Viviana Vohringer Paul Barroilhet Sergio Martinez Vania Noble Sian Stallard Paul Gunnell David Fritsch Rosemarie Montgomery Alan A Araya Ricardo Gaete Jorge Gomez Alejandro Rojas Graciela |
| author_facet | Cova Felix Guajardo Viviana Vohringer Paul Barroilhet Sergio Martinez Vania Noble Sian Stallard Paul Gunnell David Fritsch Rosemarie Montgomery Alan A Araya Ricardo Gaete Jorge Gomez Alejandro Rojas Graciela |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Depression is common and can have devastating effects on the life of adolescents. Psychological interventions are the first-line for treating or preventing depression among adolescents. This proposal aims to evaluate a school-based, universal psychological intervention to reduce depressive symptoms among student's aged 13-14 attending municipal state secondary schools in Santiago, Chile.</p> <p>Study design</p> <p>This is a cluster randomised controlled trial with schools as the main clusters. We compared this intervention with a control group in a study involving 22 schools, 66 classes and approximately 2,600 students. Students in the active schools attended 11 weekly and 3 booster sessions of an intervention based on cognitive-behavioural models. The control schools received their usual but enhanced counselling sessions currently included in their curriculum. Mean depression scores and indicators of levels of functioning were assessed at 3 and 12 months after the completion of the intervention in order to assess the effectiveness of the intervention. Direct and indirect costs were measured in both groups to assess the cost-effectiveness of this intervention.</p> <p>Discussion</p> <p>As far as we are aware this is the first cluster randomised controlled trial of a school intervention for depression among adolescents outside the Western world.</p> <p>Trial Registration</p> <p><a href="http://www.controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN19466209">ISRCTN19466209</a></p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-18731b65b9ca42dca6092c0500e1dbee2022-12-22T03:10:49ZengBMCTrials1745-62152011-02-011214910.1186/1745-6215-12-49School-based intervention to improve the mental health of low-income, secondary school students in Santiago, Chile (YPSA): study protocol for a randomized controlled trialCova FelixGuajardo VivianaVohringer PaulBarroilhet SergioMartinez VaniaNoble SianStallard PaulGunnell DavidFritsch RosemarieMontgomery Alan AAraya RicardoGaete JorgeGomez AlejandroRojas Graciela<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Depression is common and can have devastating effects on the life of adolescents. Psychological interventions are the first-line for treating or preventing depression among adolescents. This proposal aims to evaluate a school-based, universal psychological intervention to reduce depressive symptoms among student's aged 13-14 attending municipal state secondary schools in Santiago, Chile.</p> <p>Study design</p> <p>This is a cluster randomised controlled trial with schools as the main clusters. We compared this intervention with a control group in a study involving 22 schools, 66 classes and approximately 2,600 students. Students in the active schools attended 11 weekly and 3 booster sessions of an intervention based on cognitive-behavioural models. The control schools received their usual but enhanced counselling sessions currently included in their curriculum. Mean depression scores and indicators of levels of functioning were assessed at 3 and 12 months after the completion of the intervention in order to assess the effectiveness of the intervention. Direct and indirect costs were measured in both groups to assess the cost-effectiveness of this intervention.</p> <p>Discussion</p> <p>As far as we are aware this is the first cluster randomised controlled trial of a school intervention for depression among adolescents outside the Western world.</p> <p>Trial Registration</p> <p><a href="http://www.controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN19466209">ISRCTN19466209</a></p>http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/12/1/49 |
| spellingShingle | Cova Felix Guajardo Viviana Vohringer Paul Barroilhet Sergio Martinez Vania Noble Sian Stallard Paul Gunnell David Fritsch Rosemarie Montgomery Alan A Araya Ricardo Gaete Jorge Gomez Alejandro Rojas Graciela School-based intervention to improve the mental health of low-income, secondary school students in Santiago, Chile (YPSA): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial Trials |
| title | School-based intervention to improve the mental health of low-income, secondary school students in Santiago, Chile (YPSA): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial |
| title_full | School-based intervention to improve the mental health of low-income, secondary school students in Santiago, Chile (YPSA): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | School-based intervention to improve the mental health of low-income, secondary school students in Santiago, Chile (YPSA): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | School-based intervention to improve the mental health of low-income, secondary school students in Santiago, Chile (YPSA): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial |
| title_short | School-based intervention to improve the mental health of low-income, secondary school students in Santiago, Chile (YPSA): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial |
| title_sort | school based intervention to improve the mental health of low income secondary school students in santiago chile ypsa study protocol for a randomized controlled trial |
| url | http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/12/1/49 |
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