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Impact of a Web Program to Support the Mental Wellbeing of High School Students: A Quasi Experimental Feasibility Study
Little effort has been made to investigate the potential of web programs aimed to support the mental wellbeing of adolescents in school environments in middle-income countries. A quasi-experimental feasibility study was conducted in Thailand with adolescents (N = 180) in three conveniently sampled h...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6679030/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31336738 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16142473 |
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author | Anttila, Minna Sittichai, Ruthaychonnee Katajisto, Jouko Välimäki, Maritta |
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description | Little effort has been made to investigate the potential of web programs aimed to support the mental wellbeing of adolescents in school environments in middle-income countries. A quasi-experimental feasibility study was conducted in Thailand with adolescents (N = 180) in three conveniently sampled high schools and with teachers (N = 12) who acted as program tutors. The web program was used in small groups, independently, or it was not used at all. No statistically significant changes were found between the groups regarding depression, stress, or satisfaction. Differences between program users (n = 61) and non-users (n = 48) were not significant. Acceptance was higher among adolescents who used the program independently (n = 40, 73% vs. n = 21, 39%; p = 0.001). Usability feedback did not differ between the groups. Support should be provided in order for programs to be potentially used. More information is needed regarding factors associated with the use of web programs. |
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spelling | pubmed-66790302019-08-19 Impact of a Web Program to Support the Mental Wellbeing of High School Students: A Quasi Experimental Feasibility Study Anttila, Minna Sittichai, Ruthaychonnee Katajisto, Jouko Välimäki, Maritta Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Little effort has been made to investigate the potential of web programs aimed to support the mental wellbeing of adolescents in school environments in middle-income countries. A quasi-experimental feasibility study was conducted in Thailand with adolescents (N = 180) in three conveniently sampled high schools and with teachers (N = 12) who acted as program tutors. The web program was used in small groups, independently, or it was not used at all. No statistically significant changes were found between the groups regarding depression, stress, or satisfaction. Differences between program users (n = 61) and non-users (n = 48) were not significant. Acceptance was higher among adolescents who used the program independently (n = 40, 73% vs. n = 21, 39%; p = 0.001). Usability feedback did not differ between the groups. Support should be provided in order for programs to be potentially used. More information is needed regarding factors associated with the use of web programs. MDPI 2019-07-11 2019-07 /pmc/articles/PMC6679030/ /pubmed/31336738 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16142473 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Anttila, Minna Sittichai, Ruthaychonnee Katajisto, Jouko Välimäki, Maritta Impact of a Web Program to Support the Mental Wellbeing of High School Students: A Quasi Experimental Feasibility Study |
title | Impact of a Web Program to Support the Mental Wellbeing of High School Students: A Quasi Experimental Feasibility Study |
title_full | Impact of a Web Program to Support the Mental Wellbeing of High School Students: A Quasi Experimental Feasibility Study |
title_fullStr | Impact of a Web Program to Support the Mental Wellbeing of High School Students: A Quasi Experimental Feasibility Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Impact of a Web Program to Support the Mental Wellbeing of High School Students: A Quasi Experimental Feasibility Study |
title_short | Impact of a Web Program to Support the Mental Wellbeing of High School Students: A Quasi Experimental Feasibility Study |
title_sort | impact of a web program to support the mental wellbeing of high school students: a quasi experimental feasibility study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6679030/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31336738 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16142473 |
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