TY - JOUR
T1 - Guided internet-based transdiagnostic intervention for Indonesian university students with symptoms of anxiety and depression: A pilot study protocol
T2 - A pilot study protocol
AU - Rahmadiana, Metta
AU - Karyotaki, Eirini
AU - Passchier, Jan
AU - Cuijpers, Pim
AU - van Ballegooijen, Wouter
AU - Wimbarti, Supra
AU - Riper, Heleen
PY - 2019/3
Y1 - 2019/3
N2 - Background: There is an increasing prevalence of mental health problems among university student populations. In Indonesia, treatment rates are low among university students because of the high cost of treatment, stigma and the limited availability of mental care services. Internet-based interventions have been found to be effective in treating anxiety and depression in Western countries. However, little is known about the effectiveness of Internet-based interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as Indonesia. In this paper, we describe how we culturally adapted an Internet-based intervention to meet the needs of Indonesian students with depression and anxiety based on the theoretical framework of Barrera et al. (2013). Method: We culturally adapted a Western Internet-based student intervention for depression and anxiety. This intervention consists of 8 guided online sessions. 50 students from Universitas Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta who have mild to moderate depression or anxiety as assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), will participate in a feasibility study in which we will test participants’ satisfaction, system usability and uptake. Secondary outcomes include assessment of participants’ depression, anxiety and quality of life. Outcomes will be measured pre and post intervention. Discussion: The present paper presents the protocol of a pilot study aimed at assessing the feasibility and acceptability of a culturally adapted intervention for Indonesian university students with depression and anxiety. The results from the feasibility study will further guide the development of the intervention and may inform the protocol of a future randomized controlled trial (RCT) examining the effectiveness of the Internet-based intervention.
AB - Background: There is an increasing prevalence of mental health problems among university student populations. In Indonesia, treatment rates are low among university students because of the high cost of treatment, stigma and the limited availability of mental care services. Internet-based interventions have been found to be effective in treating anxiety and depression in Western countries. However, little is known about the effectiveness of Internet-based interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as Indonesia. In this paper, we describe how we culturally adapted an Internet-based intervention to meet the needs of Indonesian students with depression and anxiety based on the theoretical framework of Barrera et al. (2013). Method: We culturally adapted a Western Internet-based student intervention for depression and anxiety. This intervention consists of 8 guided online sessions. 50 students from Universitas Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta who have mild to moderate depression or anxiety as assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), will participate in a feasibility study in which we will test participants’ satisfaction, system usability and uptake. Secondary outcomes include assessment of participants’ depression, anxiety and quality of life. Outcomes will be measured pre and post intervention. Discussion: The present paper presents the protocol of a pilot study aimed at assessing the feasibility and acceptability of a culturally adapted intervention for Indonesian university students with depression and anxiety. The results from the feasibility study will further guide the development of the intervention and may inform the protocol of a future randomized controlled trial (RCT) examining the effectiveness of the Internet-based intervention.
KW - Anxiety
KW - Cultural adaptation
KW - Depression
KW - Internet-based intervention
KW - Low-and middle- income countries
KW - University students
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2018.11.002
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2018.11.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 30568878
SN - 2214-7829
VL - 15
SP - 28
EP - 34
JO - Internet Interventions
JF - Internet Interventions
ER -