Efficacy of Mindfulness-cognitive Oriented Group Intervention Program on Depressed University Students

Chung Shan Medical University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Depression in Adolescence

Treatments

Behavioral: Mindfulness-cognitive oriented group program

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05831072

CS1-22140

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to reduce depressive symptoms as well as increase the positive coping strategy and quality of life in depressed university students. The main question it aims to answer is:

• The efficacy of 4-week mindfulness-cognitive oriented group program

The participants will be requested to participate in a 4-week program and do the mindfulness practice at home.

Full description

In this study, the investigators will recruit university students through a poster at Chung Shan Medical University and the Internet.

For the screening, students will be requested to complete the assessments of the Saint Louis University Mental Status and Beck Depression Inventory-II. Students who have suitable cognitive capacity and minor and above level of depressive symptoms will be included in the study. The participants will receive a mindfulness-cognitive oriented group program for 4 weeks.

All the subjects will fill out the self-reported questionnaires at baseline, after the intervention, and one-month after the intervention. The assessments include Beck Depression Inventory-II, Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory, World Health Organization Quality-of-Life Scale-BREF, Occupational Balance Questionnaire, Role Checklist, and Occupational Questionnaire.

Enrollment

19 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 30 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

currently enrolled as a student at Chung Shan Medical University
between 18 and 30 years old
The Saint Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS) total score is greater than 26
the total score of Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) Chinese version is above 13
fluency in spoken Mandarin

Exclusion criteria

the score of item 9 (suicidal ideation) of Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) Chinese version > 0
a current diagnosis of depressive disorder
a current diagnosis of a major physical illness (e.g., cancer, cerebrovascular disease (stroke), spinal cord injury, congenital or genetic disease, chronic renal failure, autoimmune disease, burns) or psychological disease (psychotic or other psychiatric disorders, bipolar disorder, substance-related or addiction disorder, neurodevelopmental disorder, neurocognitive disorder, substance- or drug-induced depression)
currently taking psychiatric medication or receiving psychotherapy