The Influence of Human Support on the Effectiveness of an Online Mental Wellbeing Intervention

Simple item page
avondale-bepress-to-dspace.facultyEducation
avondale-bepress.abstract<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To compare the influence of three modes of human support on the outcomes of an online, lifestyle-focused mental health promotion intervention.<strong></strong></p> <p><strong>Background:</strong> There is a need for efficacious lifestyle interventions to promote the mental wellbeing of both healthy and clinical cohorts. Evidence regarding the usefulness of adding human support (i.e. guidance) to improve the outcomes of online interventions for clinical populations is mixed,<sup>1-3</sup> however little is known about healthy cohorts.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> A total of 458 participants self-selected to participate in a 10-week online, multimodal lifestyle intervention that addressed mental wellbeing. The participants were randomized into three groups, differentiated by support mode: standard - automated emails only (S); standard plus personalised SMS messages (S+pSMS); standard plus videoconference support (S+VCS). At pre- and post-intervention, the participants completed the following measures: the ‘mental health’ and ‘vitality’ sub-scales from the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36); Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21); Satisfaction With Life (SWL) scale; and Flourishing scale.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> A total of 320 participants (S, n=103; S+pSMS, n=114; S+VCS, n=103) completed the study. Significant within-group changes were recorded from pre- to post-intervention in all groups for every outcome measure (<em>P</em>P=0.77), vitality (<em>P</em>=0.65), depression (<em>P</em>=0.93), anxiety (<em>P</em>=0.25), stress (<em>P</em>=0.57), SWL (<em>P</em>=0.65) or flourishing (<em>P</em>=0.99). Attendance at the weekly videoconference support sessions was poor, but those who attended seven or more of the ten sessions experienced significantly better outcomes in mental health (<em>P</em>=.006, d=0.71), vitality (<em>P</em>=.005, d=0.73), depression (<em>P</em>=.04, d=0.54), and SWL (<em>P</em>=.046, d=0.50), than those who attended less than seven.</p> <p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> A lifestyle-focused, online mental health promotion intervention enhanced measures of mental wellbeing among a healthy cohort, irrespective of the human support provided. Supplementing a psychological intervention with videoconference support might improve outcomes, when attendance is optimised.</p>
avondale-bepress.articleid1055
avondale-bepress.authorsMelanie Renfrew
avondale-bepress.authorsDarren Morton
avondale-bepress.authorsJason K Morton
avondale-bepress.authorsJason Hinze
avondale-bepress.authorsPeter Beamish
avondale-bepress.authorsGeraldine Przybylko
avondale-bepress.authorsBevan Craig
avondale-bepress.context-key15688348
avondale-bepress.coverpage-urlhttps://research.avondale.edu.au/edu_conferences/55
avondale-bepress.document-typeconference
avondale-bepress.field.author_faculty_disciplineEducation
avondale-bepress.field.custom_citation<p>Renfrew, M., Morton, D., Morton, J., Hinze, J., Beamish, P., Przybylko, G., & Craig, B. (2019, October). <em>The influence of human support on the effectiveness of an online mental wellbeing </em>initervention<em>.</em> Abstract presented at the American College of Lifestyle Medicine Conference, Orlando, Florida.</p>
avondale-bepress.field.embargo_date2019-11-03T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.field.for111712 Health Promotion
avondale-bepress.field.proceedingsAmerican College of Lifestyle Medicine Conference
avondale-bepress.field.publication_date2019-01-01T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.field.research_centreLifestyle and Health Research Centre
avondale-bepress.field.staff_classificationContract
avondale-bepress.fulltext-urlhttps://research.avondale.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1055&amp;context=edu_conferences&amp;unstamped=1
avondale-bepress.keywordsMental Health
avondale-bepress.keywordsMental Health Promotion
avondale-bepress.keywordsLifestyle Medicine
avondale-bepress.keywordsPositive Psychology
avondale-bepress.label55
avondale-bepress.native-urlhttps://research.avondale.edu.au/context/edu_conferences/article/1055/type/native/viewcontent
avondale-bepress.publication-date2019-01-01T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.publication-titleEducation Conference Papers
avondale-bepress.statepublished
avondale-bepress.submission-date2019-11-03T19:18:41Z
avondale-bepress.submission-pathedu_conferences/55
avondale-bepress.titleThe Influence of Human Support on the Effectiveness of an Online Mental Wellbeing Intervention
avondale-bepress.typearticle
dc.contributor.authorCraig, Bevan
dc.contributor.authorPrzybylko, Geraldine
dc.contributor.authorBeamish, Peter
dc.contributor.authorHinze, Jason
dc.contributor.authorMorton, Jason K.
dc.contributor.authorMorton, Darren
dc.contributor.authorRenfrew, Melanie
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:29:21Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:29:21Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-01
dc.date.submitted2019-11-03T19:18:41Z
dc.description.abstract<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To compare the influence of three modes of human support on the outcomes of an online, lifestyle-focused mental health promotion intervention.<strong></strong></p> <p><strong>Background:</strong> There is a need for efficacious lifestyle interventions to promote the mental wellbeing of both healthy and clinical cohorts. Evidence regarding the usefulness of adding human support (i.e. guidance) to improve the outcomes of online interventions for clinical populations is mixed,<sup>1-3</sup> however little is known about healthy cohorts.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> A total of 458 participants self-selected to participate in a 10-week online, multimodal lifestyle intervention that addressed mental wellbeing. The participants were randomized into three groups, differentiated by support mode: standard - automated emails only (S); standard plus personalised SMS messages (S+pSMS); standard plus videoconference support (S+VCS). At pre- and post-intervention, the participants completed the following measures: the ‘mental health’ and ‘vitality’ sub-scales from the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36); Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21); Satisfaction With Life (SWL) scale; and Flourishing scale.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> A total of 320 participants (S, n=103; S+pSMS, n=114; S+VCS, n=103) completed the study. Significant within-group changes were recorded from pre- to post-intervention in all groups for every outcome measure (<em>P</em>P=0.77), vitality (<em>P</em>=0.65), depression (<em>P</em>=0.93), anxiety (<em>P</em>=0.25), stress (<em>P</em>=0.57), SWL (<em>P</em>=0.65) or flourishing (<em>P</em>=0.99). Attendance at the weekly videoconference support sessions was poor, but those who attended seven or more of the ten sessions experienced significantly better outcomes in mental health (<em>P</em>=.006, d=0.71), vitality (<em>P</em>=.005, d=0.73), depression (<em>P</em>=.04, d=0.54), and SWL (<em>P</em>=.046, d=0.50), than those who attended less than seven.</p> <p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> A lifestyle-focused, online mental health promotion intervention enhanced measures of mental wellbeing among a healthy cohort, irrespective of the human support provided. Supplementing a psychological intervention with videoconference support might improve outcomes, when attendance is optimised.</p>
dc.identifier.citation<p>Renfrew, M., Morton, D., Morton, J., Hinze, J., Beamish, P., Przybylko, G., & Craig, B. (2019, October). <em>The influence of human support on the effectiveness of an online mental wellbeing </em>initervention<em>.</em> Abstract presented at the American College of Lifestyle Medicine Conference, Orlando, Florida.</p>
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/15688348
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subjectMental Health Promotion
dc.subjectLifestyle Medicine
dc.subjectPositive Psychology
dc.titleThe Influence of Human Support on the Effectiveness of an Online Mental Wellbeing Intervention
dc.typeConference Publication
Files
Original bundle
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
auto_convert.pdf
Size:
182.38 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
0-MelRenfrew_ACLM_Poster_2019___PRINTREADY_FINAL.pdf
Size:
1.56 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
Renfrew_Abstract_ACLM_Conference_2019_FINAL.docx
Size:
25.7 KB
Format:
Microsoft Word XML
Download
Collections
Education
Christian Education Research Centre