An interventional study of Counselling in Depression, Anxiety, sponsored by The University of Hong Kong. Status unknown at 1 site in Hong Kong. Open to participants aged 15 Years to 64 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-05-26.
Sponsored by The University of Hong Kong · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This study will recruit 120 ethnic minorities in Hong Kong from the Zubin Foundation (TZF) at the Ethnic Minority Well-being Centre (EMWBC), which is a service provider of EM mental health support in Hong Kong. This service provides counselling service and referrals to HA via the Integrated Community Centre for Mental Wellness (ICCMW) to psychiatrists. The service covers the South Asians population of approximately eighty-four thousands people in Hong Kong. Participants will be recruited by the Zubin Foundation through outreach activities screening and counselling will be conducted in partnering schools and NGOs (e.g., Yan Oi Tong in Tuen Mun and Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education in Aberdeen).
The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of counselling service for improving mood symptoms in EM, also to assess the effectiveness of counselling service in improving psychological functioning (i.e. resilience and rumination, self-compassion, self-efficacy and life satisfaction), social functioning and quality of life and to assess whether the counselling service is cost-effective and offers good value for money.
The study is a wait-list RCT. Participants will be randomly assigned into either the intervention group (n = 60) or the wait-list control group (n = 60) in a 1:1 ratio. Each participant in the intervention group will be paired up with a participant from the control group, the number of sessions and duration of waiting period varies depending on the severity of mood symptoms. Participants with mild to moderate mood symptoms will receive a maximum of 6 counselling sessions and will be assessed at baseline (T0, W1), at post
-treatment for counselling group (T1, W8), and after 2 booster sessions. Participants in the waiting list control group will receive the same counselling service after the counselling group completed the intervention. Participants with severe mood symptoms will receive a maximum of 10 counselling sessions and will be assessed at baseline (T0, W1), at post-treatment for counselling group (T1, W12), and after 2 booster sessions. Participants in the waiting list control group will receive the same counselling service after the counselling group completed the intervention.
This evaluation study will provide data to inform the government in mental health policy review and development.
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Counselling sessions will be conducted at the designated centers operated by the Zubin foundation. According to the level of the DASS score, 6 to 10 sessions (based on the algorithm) of counselling service will be provided to the participants by three registered counsellors. A lead counsellor will oversee all cases and services. The counselling program consists of 6-10 60-minute sessions, and the sessions can be flexibly delivered over 1 to 2 weeks, ranging from one 60-minute session biweekly or weekly.
Other: Counselling
For participants in the waiting list control group, they will receive monitoring service over phone calls during the 8-12 weeks wait period. Counselling service will be offered after the post-treatment assessment.
Other: Counselling
Participants with mild to moderate mood symptoms will receive a maximum of 6 counselling sessions and will be assessed at baseline (T0, W1), at post-treatment for counselling group (T1, W8), and after 2 booster sessions. Participants in the waiting list control group will receive the same counselling service after the counselling group completed the intervention. Participants with severe mood symptoms will receive a maximum of 10 counselling sessions and will be assessed at baseline (T0, W1), at post-treatment for counselling group (T1, W12), and after 2 booster sessions. Participants in the waiting list control group will receive the same counselling service after the counselling group completed the intervention.
The change of the level of depressive symptoms
Measured by the Depression sub-scale of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21-item version. The subscale has 7 items, each rated from 0 to 3, the total score will be doubled for interpretation of its severity. The higher score indicates the more severe depressive symptoms.
Time frame: From Time 0 (baseline) to Time 1 (at week 8 or 12)
The change of the level of anxiety symptoms
Measured by the Anxiety sub-scale of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21-item version. The subscale has 7 items, each rated from 0 to 3, the total score will be doubled for interpretation of its severity. The higher score indicates the more severe depressive symptoms.
Time frame: From Time 0 (baseline) to Time 1 (at week 8 or 12)
The change of the level of stress symptoms
Measured by the Stress sub-scale of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21-item version. The subscale has 7 items, each rated from 0 to 3, the total score will be doubled for interpretation of its severity. The higher score indicates the more severe depressive symptoms.
Time frame: From Time 0 (baseline) to Time 1 (at week 8 or 12)
The change of subjective quality of life
Measured by the Mental Component Summary (MCS) of Short Form 12 version 2. Min: 0, max:100. The higher score indicates better mental health related subjective quality of life.
Time frame: From Time 0 (baseline) to Time 1 (at week 8 or 12)
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