The effectiveness of an online interdisciplinary intervention for mental health promotion: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is an urgent need for efficacious interventions to combat the global mental health crisis, and mental health promotion and primary prevention approaches are paramount. The aim of this study is to examine whether an online interdisciplinary intervention that incorporates evidence-based strategies from the disciplines of Lifestyle Medicine and Positive Psychology improves measures of mental health and emotional wellness.

Methods

A randomized controlled trial with a wait-list control (N = 425, aged 46.97 ± 14.5, 69.9% females) was conducted in Australia and New Zealand. The intervention group participated in a 10-week online interdisciplinary intervention. Primary outcome measures of mental health and emotional wellness were taken at baseline (Week 1), post-int

SUBMITTER: Przybylko G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8111974 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature