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07/03/2024 - Institutional news

Start-up of the PROMES Intervention Study for the Promotion of Mental Health among University Students

The PROMES-U study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a guided online intervention in app format to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety in university undergraduate students.

This study is led by the Hospital del Mar Research Institute, with the participation of 6 Spanish universities: the UPF, the University of the Balearic Islands, the University Jaume I of Castellón, the University of Málaga, the University Miguel Hernández of Elche and the University of Zaragoza.

During the year 2024, all undergraduate students at these 6 universities will be invited to answer an online questionnaire on mental health. Participants with symptoms of depression or anxiety will be randomly assigned to the intervention group or the control group.

Participants assigned to the intervention group will be invited to download the MiGuíaEmocional app (MyMoodCoach). MyMoodCoach lasts 6 weeks and includes information, tools and challenges to improve depression and anxiety. Also, it allows self-monitoring of one's own emotional state and visualization of the results. Participants will receive a weekly feedback message regarding their participation in the intervention from a guide (specialized mental health professional).

Participants assigned to the control group will be invited to download an app that contains information about mental health services available in the community and allows them to monitor and visualize their own emotional state.

After the intervention, participants in both groups (intervention and control) will be asked to respond to online follow-up questionnaires at 90 days, 6 months, and 12 months. These evaluations will be essential to evaluate the medium-term effectiveness of the intervention.

The PROMES-U project wants to provide knowledge about a new resource, in app format and of a preventive nature to improve the psychological well-being of university students.

PROMES-U began 2021 with a first phase of evaluating mental health in university students through two online surveys (an initial survey and a follow-up survey after 12 months).

Undergraduate students will be able to participate through the PROMES-U website or through the QR code on the billboards of the different faculties of the participating universities.

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