Well-being app to support young people during the COVID-19 pandemic: randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the efficacy and acceptability of 'Whitu: seven ways in seven days', a well-being application (app) for young people.

Design

Prospective randomised controlled trial of Whitu against waitlist control, with 45 participants in each arm.

Participants

90 New Zealand young people aged 16-30 recruited via a social media advertising campaign.

Setting

Participants' homes.

Interventions

Developed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and refined from a prototype version that was evaluated during a smaller qualitative study, 'Whitu: seven ways in seven days' is a well-being app that, as its name suggests, contains seven modules to help young people (1) recognise and rate emotions, (2) learn relaxation and mindfulness, (3) practice self-compassion and

SUBMITTER: Thabrew H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9121135 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature