The Online Mood Booster Challenge to Support Physical and Mental Health

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Healthier Together Mood Booster Challenge - To improve mental and physical fitness, while providing participants with online education, tracking, social connectivity, and feedback.

Detailed Description
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An 8-week web-based health promotion program to learn strategies and use digital tools that will give participants a physical, mental, and emotional boost, with exercise remaining a key component of the mission. Each week participants will learn and practice evidence-based strategies that they will master to improve their physical and mental health. Techniques will be focused on: spending time exercising outdoors, practicing daily gratitude, practicing good posture, building social connection, deep breathing, listening to music, limiting time on social media and focusing on better sleep.

Official Title
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Healthier Together Mood Booster Challenge

Conditions
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Mental Health Wellness 1

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: e-Health Program


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Affiliated with McGill University or family member Exclusion Criteria: None
Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Intervention/Treatment |
| --- |
|Behavioral: e-Health Program|Lifestyle modification for health and disease management using digital solutions|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Improvement in Physical Activity Levels | 8 week program to create healthy habits of incorporating increased physical activity in daily life. Self-reported physical activity levels using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) (weekly metabolic equivalents (METs); using an estimate of 4 METs/ min moderate exercise and 8 METs/ min vigorous exercise) | Feb 20 - April 16, 2023 | 
| Adherence to Program | 8 Week program to help change behaviour for healthy habit creation. Adherence will be measured as the number of days tracking physical activity levels and answering the behaviour change questions. Less than 7 days = very poor adherence 7-21 days = poor adherence 22-42 days = moderate adherence 43-49 days = good adherence Greater than 49 days = excellent adherence | Feb 20 - April 16, 2023 | 
| Improvement in Stress | The following methodology will be used to measure the above metric: - Stress score - Perceived Stress Scale. 10 questions; Total score from 0 to 40; ≥18 high stress (1 standard deviation above the mean) | Feb 20 - April 16, 2023 | 
| Improvement in Sleep | The following methodology will be used to measure the above metric: - Sleep score - Insomnia Severity Index. 7 questions; Total score from 0 to 28; ≥ 8 subthreshold insomnia | Feb 20 - April 16, 2023 | 
| Improvement in Mood | The following methodology will be used to measure the above metric: - Depression score - Centre for Epidemiological Studies - Depression questionnaire 20 questions; Total score 0-40; ≥16 subthreshold depressive symptoms | Feb 20 - April 16, 2023 | 
| Improvement in Burnout | The following methodology will be used to measure the above metric: - Burnout - Oldenburg burnout assessment. <2.89 no or little sign of burnout; 2.89 to 3.51 may be at risk of burnout; >3.51 at very high risk of burnout | Feb 20 - April 16, 2023 | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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web based health promotion