Method: . Forty patients with general anxiety disorder will be randomized in 1:1 ratio to the online resource plus usual care, and to usual care control group by stratified block randomization. Measurements including 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder questionnaire, 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire, Penn State Worry questionnaire, and Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire will be made at baseline and at 2-month. Rate of recruitment, drop out and website usage will be collected. All patients in the intervention arm will be interviewed to assess the clarity of the app and user experience. The scores between the two arms will be compared by t-test and the transcripts of the patient interviews will be analysed using thematic analysis
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
36
a free mindfulness resource online for patients with general anxiety disorder
patient will continue to receive drug and advice from doctors and nurses for their anxiety disorder
School of public health and primary care
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
recruitment rate
rate of recruitment during the trial period
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
dropout rate
rate of dropout during the trial period
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder questionnaire
a validated questionnaire to measure anxiety symptoms. Possible score ranged from 0-21. the higher the score, the more severe the anxiety symptoms
Time frame: baseline and 2-month
9-item Patient Health Questionnaire
a validated questionnaire to measure anxiety symptoms. Possible score ranged from 0-27. the higher the score, the more severe the depressive symptoms
Time frame: baseline and 2-month
Penn State Worry Questionnaire
a validated questionnaire to measure worry. The possible score ranged from 16-80. the higher the score, the more severe the worries
Time frame: baseline and 2-month
Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire
a validated questionnaire to measure mindfulness. The possible score ranged from 1-5. the higher the score, the more mindful the participants are
Time frame: baseline and 2-month
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