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“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

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Casañas, Rocío, Arfuch, Victoria-Mailen, Castellví, Pere, Gil, Juan-José, Torres, Maria, Pujol, Angela, Castells, Gemma, Teixidó, Mercè +5 more·2018·BMC Public Health
DOI 10.1186/s12889-018-5855-1PMC PMC6069564
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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. TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT03215654 (date registration July 12, 2017).

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Casañas, R., Arfuch, V.-M., Castellví, P., Gil, J.-J., Torres, M., Pujol, A., Castells, G., Teixidó, M., San-Emeterio, M. T., Sampietro, H. M., Caussa, A., Alonso, J., & Lalucat-Jo, L.
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  • Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES)
  • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
  • Universidad de Jaén (ES)
  • Centre d'Higiene Mental Les Corts (Spain) (ES)
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Casañas, Rocío
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BMC Public Health
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Published
2018-07-31
Volume
18
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1
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939-939
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1471-2458 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/s12889-018-5855-1
PMC
PMC6069564
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W2886653365
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Instituto de Salud Carlos III (PI15/01613)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › School Health and Nursing Education
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychology and Mental Health
Keywords
mental health literacy, mental health stigma, adolescent mental health, school-based intervention, help-seeking, mental disorder prevention, high school students, bullying, cyberbullying, emotional well-being, quality of life
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Mental Disorders, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Quality of Life, School Health Services, Spain, Program Evaluation, Cluster Analysis, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Health Literacy, Social Stigma, Bullying

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