规模化测试途径:为肯尼亚青少年心理健康计划的集中和分散 ("训练教练") 传播进行三臂随机对照试验的研究协议
Brenda Ochuku1,2, Tom L Osborn1,2, Daisy Nerima1,2
1Shamiri Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.
Trials
|August 13, 2023
概括
这项研究比较了两种策略,用于在肯尼亚学校扩大安安西心理健康模型. 它评估了中心化与合作伙伴领导的实施对改善青少年心理健康的有效性.
科学领域:
- 全球心理健康全球心理健康
- 青少年心理学 青少年心理学
- 公共卫生干预措施 公共卫生干预措施
背景情况:
- 解决肯尼亚年轻人的心理健康需求是具有挑战性的,因为提供者短缺和耻辱.
- 通过分层护理人员进行低触摸干预的安安西模式,在减少青少年抑郁和焦虑方面取得了成功.
- 本试验调查了安南西模型的两个扩展方法.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较集中实施的有效性与通过合作组织实施的有效性.
- 评估安安西心理健康模型的可扩展性和可复制性.
- 为优化安南西模型提供见解,以便更广泛地采用.
主要方法:
- 肯尼亚的一项三臂随机试验,涉及1600名青少年 (13-20岁).
- 干预小组从Shamiri研究所或实施合作伙伴那里获得Shamiri干预.
- 一个通常待遇 (TAU) 控制组接受了标准的学校护理.
- 在多个时间点评估的结果 (焦虑,抑郁,幸福,社会支持,学业成绩).
- 使用混合效应模型进行治疗意图分析,以比较轨迹.
主要成果:
- 本部分应在研究结果可用后填写.
- 这项研究旨在提供比较的疗效数据.
- 对干预和控制臂的效应大小将被计算出来.
结论:
- 该试验将为扩大学校心理健康干预提供有价值的数据.
- 调查结果将为有效和可复制的心理健康服务提供提供策略提供信息.
- 这项研究旨在增强安南西模型的适应性,使其适应于不同的实施者.
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