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Trial reportSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2014

A multifaceted intervention to improve mental health literacy in students of a multicampus university: a cluster randomised trial.

Nicola J Reavley, Terence V McCann, Stefan Cvetkovski, Anthony F Jorm

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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25citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. The Impact of Mental Health Literacy Training Programs on the Mental Health Literacy of University Students: a Systematic Review.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2022
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  20. Work-Related Health Literacy: A Scoping Review to Clarify the Concept.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Nicola J ReavleyOrygen Youth Health Research Centre, Centre for Youth Mental Health and Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, 207 Bouverie St, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia, nreavley@unimelb.edu.au.
Terence V McCann
Stefan Cvetkovski
Anthony F Jorm
Orygen Youth Health · AUUniversity of Melbourne · AUVictoria University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of the current study was to assess whether a multifaceted intervention could improve mental health literacy, facilitate help seeking and reduce psychological distress and alcohol misuse in students of a multicampus university in Melbourne, Australia.

methodsIn this cluster randomized trial, nine university campuses were paired (some pairs included more than one campus), with one of each pair randomly assigned to either the intervention or control condition. The interventions were designed to be whole-of-campus and to run over 2 academic years with their effectiveness assessed through recruitment of a monitoring sample of students from each campus. Interventions included emails, posters, campus events, factsheets/booklets and mental health first aid training courses. Participants had a 20-min telephone interview at baseline and at the end of academic years 1 and 2. This assessed mental health literacy, help seeking, psychological distress and alcohol use. The primary outcomes were depression and anxiety levels and alcohol use and pertained to the individual level.

resultsThere were no effects on psychological distress and alcohol use. Recall of intervention elements was greater in the intervention group at the end of year 2. Students in the intervention group were more likely to say they would go to a drug and alcohol centre for alcohol problems at the end of 6 months.

conclusionAlthough education and awareness may play a role in improving mental health literacy, it is likely that, to achieve changes in psychological distress, interventions would need to be more personalized and intensive.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth LiteracyPatient Education as TopicAdolescentAdultAlcoholismAustraliaDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMental HealthStudentsUniversitiesYoung Adult

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PMID24797396
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