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Online support system for students in higher education: Proof-of-concept study.

Anna K Touloumakos^1,2, Rhianna Goozée³, Marietta Papadatou-Pastou^4,5

¹Business College of Athens, Greece.

|June 27, 2018

Summary

A new online multimedia system shows promise for supporting higher education students with mild to moderate anxiety, depression, and study-skills issues. This digital intervention offers a cost-effective complement to traditional student support services.

Keywords:

Online support system anxiety and depression higher education students study skills

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Psychology
Educational Technology
Public Health

Background:

Higher education (HE) students face increasing mental health challenges, often exacerbated by stigma and limited resources.
Online interventions offer a recognized, cost-effective solution to supplement existing support services.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the conceptual and practical value of a novel online multimedia intervention system.
To address mild to moderate anxiety, depression, and study-skills difficulties in HE students.

Main Methods:

A cross-sectional proof-of-concept study involving students from five universities.
Participants were recruited via internal university communication channels.
Data collected through surveys with quantitative and qualitative questions post-system demonstration.

Main Results:

Overwhelmingly positive participant feedback across system components, including questionnaires (65-86%), workshops (57-91%), 'My place' (65-79%), and animated videos (79-92%).
Overall system satisfaction ranged from 78% to 89%.
Participant suggestions guided system improvements.

Conclusions:

The study confirms the need for such an online support system.
The intervention can effectively complement student support services (SSS) for mild to moderate cases, enabling SSS to focus on severe cases.
This digital approach presents a potentially valuable alternative to traditional SSS, warranting further investigation.