The Influence of Human Support on the Effectiveness of a Web and Mobile App-Based Multimodal Lifestyle Intervention Targeting Mental Health: A Randomised Comparative Study

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avondale-bepress.abstract<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> There is a need for efficacious lifestyle interventions that promote the mental health and emotional wellness of both healthy and clinical cohorts. Evidence regarding the usefulness of adding human support (i.e. guidance) to improve the outcomes of web- and mobile app-based psychological interventions for clinical populations is mixed,<sup>1-3</sup> however little is known about healthy cohorts.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> 458 self-selected participants registered to join a 10-week, web- and mobile app-based, multimodal lifestyle intervention. The participants were randomised into three groups, differentiated by support mode: standard, who received automated emails only (S); standard plus personalised SMS messages (S+pSMS); standard plus online group discussions (S+OGD). 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 scale; and Flourishing scale.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> 320 participants (S, n=103; S+pSMS, n=114; S+OGD, 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), satisfaction with life (<em>P</em>=0.65) or flourishing (<em>P</em>=0.99). Attendance at the weekly online group discussions was poor, but those who attended seven or more of the ten sessions experienced significantly better outcomes than those who attended less than seven.</p> <p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The web- and mobile app-based, lifestyle-focused, mental health intervention enhanced measures of mental and emotional wellbeing among a healthy cohort, irrespective of the mode of human support. Supplementing a psychological intervention with an online group discussion might improve outcomes, when attendance is optimised.</p>
avondale-bepress.articleid1052
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.context-key14767344
avondale-bepress.coverpage-urlhttps://research.avondale.edu.au/edu_conferences/51
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avondale-bepress.field.author_faculty_disciplineEducation
avondale-bepress.field.comments<p>Used by permission: the author(s).</p> <p>Copyright © 2019 Mel Renfrew, Darren Morton, Jason Morton, Jason Hinze, Peter Beamish, Geraldine Przybylko</p>
avondale-bepress.field.custom_citation<p>Renfrew, M., Morton, D., Morton, J., Hinze, J., Beamish, P., & Przybylko, G. (2019, June). <em>The influence of human support on the effectiveness of a web- and mobile app-based multimodal lifestyle intervention targeting mental health: A randomised comparative study.</em> Abstract/poster presented at the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.</p>
avondale-bepress.field.embargo_date2019-06-18T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.field.for111712 Health Promotion
avondale-bepress.field.proceedingsAustralasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine Conference
avondale-bepress.field.publication_date2019-06-01T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.field.source_publication<p>This conference proceeding was originally presented as:</p> <p>Renfrew, M., Morton, D., Morton, J., Hinze, J., Beamish, P., & Przybylko, G. (2019, June). <em>The influence of human support on the effectiveness of a web- and mobile app-based multimodal lifestyle intervention targeting mental health: A randomised comparative study.</em> Abstract/Poster presented at the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.</p>
avondale-bepress.keywordsMental Health
avondale-bepress.keywordsMental Health Promotion
avondale-bepress.keywordsLifestyle Medicine
avondale-bepress.keywordsPositive Psychology
avondale-bepress.label51
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avondale-bepress.publication-date2019-06-01T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.publication-titleEducation Conference Papers
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avondale-bepress.titleThe Influence of Human Support on the Effectiveness of a Web and Mobile App-Based Multimodal Lifestyle Intervention Targeting Mental Health: A Randomised Comparative Study
avondale-bepress.typearticle
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.accessioned2023-11-01T00:28:53Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:28:53Z
dc.date.issued2019-06-01
dc.date.submitted2019-06-18T18:07:37Z
dc.description.abstract<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> There is a need for efficacious lifestyle interventions that promote the mental health and emotional wellness of both healthy and clinical cohorts. Evidence regarding the usefulness of adding human support (i.e. guidance) to improve the outcomes of web- and mobile app-based psychological interventions for clinical populations is mixed,<sup>1-3</sup> however little is known about healthy cohorts.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> 458 self-selected participants registered to join a 10-week, web- and mobile app-based, multimodal lifestyle intervention. The participants were randomised into three groups, differentiated by support mode: standard, who received automated emails only (S); standard plus personalised SMS messages (S+pSMS); standard plus online group discussions (S+OGD). 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 scale; and Flourishing scale.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> 320 participants (S, n=103; S+pSMS, n=114; S+OGD, 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), satisfaction with life (<em>P</em>=0.65) or flourishing (<em>P</em>=0.99). Attendance at the weekly online group discussions was poor, but those who attended seven or more of the ten sessions experienced significantly better outcomes than those who attended less than seven.</p> <p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The web- and mobile app-based, lifestyle-focused, mental health intervention enhanced measures of mental and emotional wellbeing among a healthy cohort, irrespective of the mode of human support. Supplementing a psychological intervention with an online group discussion might improve outcomes, when attendance is optimised.</p>
dc.identifier.citation<p>Renfrew, M., Morton, D., Morton, J., Hinze, J., Beamish, P., & Przybylko, G. (2019, June). <em>The influence of human support on the effectiveness of a web- and mobile app-based multimodal lifestyle intervention targeting mental health: A randomised comparative study.</em> Abstract/poster presented at the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.</p>
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/14767344
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.provenance<p>This conference proceeding was originally presented as:</p> <p>Renfrew, M., Morton, D., Morton, J., Hinze, J., Beamish, P., & Przybylko, G. (2019, June). <em>The influence of human support on the effectiveness of a web- and mobile app-based multimodal lifestyle intervention targeting mental health: A randomised comparative study.</em> Abstract/Poster presented at the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.</p>
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subjectMental Health Promotion
dc.subjectLifestyle Medicine
dc.subjectPositive Psychology
dc.titleThe Influence of Human Support on the Effectiveness of a Web and Mobile App-Based Multimodal Lifestyle Intervention Targeting Mental Health: A Randomised Comparative Study
dc.typeConference Publication
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