RCT: the Effectiveness of LifeHack in Improving Mental Wellbeing in University Students.

Conditions studied

Internet-based Intervention, Waiting List Control Group, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Quality of Life, Mental Wellbeing, Resilience

About this study

Psychological issues are common among university students and affect mental wellbeing. The Caring Universities (CU) project, involving nine Dutch universities, aims to enhance students' mental health through an annual online questionnaire and a platform offering guided eHealth interventions. One intervention, LifeHack, utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy-based modules to improve mental wellbeing by enhancing resilience and life skills. The effects of LifeHack with pre-post measurements (total n = 216 at post-test) found found that LifeHack led to improvements in mental wellbeing, but dropout rates were influenced by lack of motivation and module relevance. A personalized version of LifeHack is being developed to address these issues and will be evaluated in an RCT to assess its effectiveness in improving mental wellbeing and related outcomes among university students.

Interventions

• Behavioral: LifeHack — See arm description

Primary outcomes

• Mental wellbeing (MHC-SF) (T0 (baseline), T1 (4 weeks post-baseline active group), T2 (4 weeks post-baseline wait list group), T3 (4 weeks post-T2 wait list group), T4 (6 months post-baseline both groups))

Eligibility information

Study locations

• VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands