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2024-05-06 @ 10:54 AM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 12:37 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT03387007
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2017-12-29
First Post:
2017-12-21
Brief Title:
Psycho-social Support on Mental Health and Hope of Adolescents Affected by Earthquake in Nepal
Sponsor:
Tokyo University
Organization:
Tokyo University
Study Overview
Official Title:
Effect of Psycho-social Support Training by School Teachers on Improving Mental Health and Hope of School Going Adolescents in Earthquake Affected Districts in Nepal
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2017-12
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Adolescents are prone to mental health problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD and depression which could become worse in the aftermath of disasters However hope can help adolescents cope with the challenges better For resource poor disaster prone settings school teachers can provide timely psycho-social support that could improve mental health and hope among adolescents
Nepal is a disaster prone country that faced a devastating earthquake in 2015 that claimed thousands of lives and left many homeless which could have affected the mental health of adolescentsThis study was conducted in schools of Dhading a severely earthquake affected district and schools of Myagdi a least affected district by earthquake in Nepal The intervention focused on training school teachers on psycho-social support for adolescents
Nepal is a disaster prone country that faced a devastating earthquake in 2015 that claimed thousands of lives and left many homeless which could have affected the mental health of adolescentsThis study was conducted in schools of Dhading a severely earthquake affected district and schools of Myagdi a least affected district by earthquake in Nepal The intervention focused on training school teachers on psycho-social support for adolescents
Detailed Description:
Adolescents are prone to mental health problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD and depression which could become worse in the aftermath of disasters However some adolescents can have better hope that helps them to cope with the challenges following adverse events such as earthquake
Nepal is a low income and disaster prone country that ranks 11th for earthquake risks globally In April 2015 the country faced a devastating earthquake of 78 Magnitude that killed thousands of people Fourteen out of seventy five districts in Nepal were declared as severely affected districts
However the adolescents may not have received enough psychosocial support after the earthquake The damage caused by earthquake was further worsened by the political instability in the country leading to delay in reconstruction work in earthquake-affected areas Difficult circumstances following the earthquake could have affected the mental of adolescents negatively However the evidence on mental health status of adolescents following massive disaster such as earthquake remains inadequate
For resource poor and disaster prone settings such as Nepal school teachers can provide timely psychosocial support that could improve mental health and hope among adolescents School based teacher mediated interventions could be more sustainable and feasible in the complex scenario of post-disaster settings However evidence on teacher mediated interventions in low resource disaster settings remain inadequate
The objectives of this study were to assess mental health and level of hope among the adolescents in selected districts and examine the effect of school teachers training on psychosocial support on mental health and hope among the adolescents
The intervention for this study was schoolteachers training on psycho-social support A clinical psychologist provided 2-day training on psycho-social support for 22 schoolteachers 2 teachers from each intervention school The training guidelines were adapted from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency UNRWA on psycho-social support for education in emergencies The training provided basic skills to the schoolteachers so that they will be able to provide psycho-social support for children affected The lesson learned from the training was intended to be applied by the school teachers in their everyday regular school activities A follow up study was conducted at 6 months follow up among the adolescents to assess the change in their mental health status and hope
Nepal is a low income and disaster prone country that ranks 11th for earthquake risks globally In April 2015 the country faced a devastating earthquake of 78 Magnitude that killed thousands of people Fourteen out of seventy five districts in Nepal were declared as severely affected districts
However the adolescents may not have received enough psychosocial support after the earthquake The damage caused by earthquake was further worsened by the political instability in the country leading to delay in reconstruction work in earthquake-affected areas Difficult circumstances following the earthquake could have affected the mental of adolescents negatively However the evidence on mental health status of adolescents following massive disaster such as earthquake remains inadequate
For resource poor and disaster prone settings such as Nepal school teachers can provide timely psychosocial support that could improve mental health and hope among adolescents School based teacher mediated interventions could be more sustainable and feasible in the complex scenario of post-disaster settings However evidence on teacher mediated interventions in low resource disaster settings remain inadequate
The objectives of this study were to assess mental health and level of hope among the adolescents in selected districts and examine the effect of school teachers training on psychosocial support on mental health and hope among the adolescents
The intervention for this study was schoolteachers training on psycho-social support A clinical psychologist provided 2-day training on psycho-social support for 22 schoolteachers 2 teachers from each intervention school The training guidelines were adapted from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency UNRWA on psycho-social support for education in emergencies The training provided basic skills to the schoolteachers so that they will be able to provide psycho-social support for children affected The lesson learned from the training was intended to be applied by the school teachers in their everyday regular school activities A follow up study was conducted at 6 months follow up among the adolescents to assess the change in their mental health status and hope
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None