This randomized controlled trial aims to determine whether access to a mental health app improves resilience and reduces depressive symptoms among medical students over a three-month period. Compared to the control group, researchers hypothesized that medical students in the intervention group are expected to show: * Significant reductions in depressive symptoms and greater improvements in resilience after three months of usage. * Significant reduction in thoughts of self-harm and anxiety, and improvement in self-esteem after three months of usage. Researchers will compare two groups to evaluate the app's impact on wellbeing: * Intervention group: Receives immediate full access to the mental health app. * Control group: Receives basic, without full access to the mental health app. Participants will explore and experience the various features offered in the mental health app over a three-month period.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
220
Name of the mental health app - Intellect: Create A Better You
Name of mental health app - Intellect: Create a Better You
Fakulti Perubatan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Depressive symptoms
Depressive symptoms will be assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, developed by Kroenke et al. (2001). This 9-item instrument assesses the frequency of depressive symptoms over the past two weeks. Each item is rated on a 4-point scale, yielding a total severity score ranging from 0 to 27, with higher scores indicating greater severity of depressive symptoms.
Time frame: Baseline and 3 months
Resilience
Resilience will be measured using the Brief Resilience Scale developed by Smith et al. (2008). This 6-item instrument assesses the ability to recover from stress. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale, yielding a total score ranging from 6 to 30, with higher scores indicating greater resilience.
Time frame: Baseline and 3 months
Anxiety
Anxiety will be assessed using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 developed by Spitzer et al. (2006). This 7-item instrument assesses generalized anxiety symptoms over the past two weeks. Each item is rated on a 4-point scale, resulting in a total severity score ranging from 0 to 21, with higher total score indicating a greater level of anxiety.
Time frame: Baseline and 3 months
Self-esteem
Self-esteem will be measured using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale developed by Rosenberg (1989). This 10-item instrument assesses global self-worth by measuring both positive and negative feelings about the self. Each item is rated on a 4-point Likert scale, yielding a total score ranging from 0 to 30, with higher scores indicating more positive self-esteem.
Time frame: Baseline and 3 months
Subjective wellbeing
Subjective wellbeing will be measured using the World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index. This 5-item instrument assesses the respondent's mental wellbeing over the past two weeks. Each item is rated on a 6-point scale. The raw score is typically multiplied by four to get a percentage score ranging from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better mental wellbeing.
Time frame: Baseline and 3 months
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