Health behaviour interventions to improve mental health outcomes for students in the university setting: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

University students incur significantly elevated levels of stress compared to the general population and their non-student counterparts. Health risk behaviours are important modifiable determinants for the onset and aggravation of various mental health disorders, in which, university students generally exhibit poor engagement. Thus, this study aims to determine the efficacy of health behaviour interventions in relation to change in health behaviour and mental health outcomes, the impact of interventions (i.e., penetration, fidelity, and implementation), intervention characteristics associated with improved outcomes (efficacy) and the economic evaluation of interventions.

Methods

Six electronic databases were searched for randomised controlled trials (RCT) publishe

SUBMITTER: Streram S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11900387 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature