Efficacy of a web application for stress management among Iranian college students during COVID-19 outbreak: a study protocol for randomized controlled trials.
COVID-19
College student
Mobile health
Randomized controlled trial
Stress
Telemedicine
Journal
Trials
ISSN: 1745-6215
Titre abrégé: Trials
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101263253
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
14 Dec 2020
14 Dec 2020
Historique:
received:
31
07
2020
accepted:
07
12
2020
entrez:
15
12
2020
pubmed:
16
12
2020
medline:
19
12
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The prevalence of mental health disorders is increasing globally, and the prevalence of COVID-19 has made it worse. Evidence has indicated a major mental health burden and elevated anxiety associated with the new coronavirus outbreak in the general population. This study aims to evaluate an evidence-based web application (Naranj) for stress management among Iranian college students. This study aims to present a protocol related to a randomized controlled trial among Iranian college students. The study will be conducted on 100 students from two colleges of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Iran. The participants will be randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups. The intervention group participants will be provided with a web application, whereas the control group ones will be provided with an app unrelated to stress management. The primary outcome for this study will be the Perceived Stress Scale, and the two groups will be compared with respect to stress level and sleep quality. A web application will be developed according to psychological theories and will be scientifically approved for managing college students' stress and improving their sleep quality during the COVID-19 outbreak. Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials IRCT20160427027647N2 . Registered on 14 May 2020.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The prevalence of mental health disorders is increasing globally, and the prevalence of COVID-19 has made it worse. Evidence has indicated a major mental health burden and elevated anxiety associated with the new coronavirus outbreak in the general population. This study aims to evaluate an evidence-based web application (Naranj) for stress management among Iranian college students.
METHODS AND DESIGN
METHODS
This study aims to present a protocol related to a randomized controlled trial among Iranian college students. The study will be conducted on 100 students from two colleges of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Iran. The participants will be randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups. The intervention group participants will be provided with a web application, whereas the control group ones will be provided with an app unrelated to stress management. The primary outcome for this study will be the Perceived Stress Scale, and the two groups will be compared with respect to stress level and sleep quality.
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSIONS
A web application will be developed according to psychological theories and will be scientifically approved for managing college students' stress and improving their sleep quality during the COVID-19 outbreak.
TRIAL REGISTRATION
BACKGROUND
Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials IRCT20160427027647N2 . Registered on 14 May 2020.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33317615
doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04949-0
pii: 10.1186/s13063-020-04949-0
pmc: PMC7734615
doi:
Types de publication
Clinical Trial Protocol
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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