Effects of the MINDSTRONG© CBT-based program on depression, anxiety and healthy lifestyle behaviors in graduate health sciences students
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ObjectiveTo evaluate effects of the MINDSTRONG© cognitive-behavioral skills building program versus an attention control program on mental health outcomes and lifestyle behaviors of graduate health professional students. Participants: 201 entering graduate students from seven health sciences colleges at a public land grant University in the U.S. Midwest. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with three-month follow-up. Valid and reliable instruments measured depression, anxiety, stress, healthy lifestyle beliefs and healthy lifestyle behaviors. Results: Students receiving MINDSTRONG© reported less depression/anxiety and healthier lifestyle behaviors than those receiving the control program. Students with elevated levels of depression/anxiety at baseline demonstrated greater benefits from the program. Conclusions: MINDSTRONG© can be used as a preventive and early intervention for improving mental health outcomes and lifestyle behaviors in graduate students. Because the program can be delivered by trained non-mental health professionals, it has the potential to be widely scaled on campuses throughout the U.S.
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- Authors
- Mazurek Melnyk, B., Hoying, J., & Tan, A.
- Affiliations
- College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hoying, Jacqueline
- Venue
- Journal of American College Health
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2020-07-16
- Volume
- 70
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1001-1009
- ISSN
- 0164-4300 (ISSN-L)
- 0744-8481
- 1940-3208
- OpenAlex
- W3042420760
- Cited by
- 36
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 1.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of American College Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Keywords
- cognitive behavioral therapy, depression, anxiety, stress, healthy lifestyle behaviors, mental health prevention, early intervention, campus mental health
- MeSH terms
- Healthy Lifestyle, Anxiety, Depression, Humans, Students, Universities
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