Clinical trial NCT06510478: Efficacy of Group Life Skill Intervention to Enhance Well-Being Among Higher Education Students
Official title: Efficacy of Group Life Skill Intervention to Enhance Well-Being Among Higher Education Students
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Psychological Distress
Mental Health Issue
Quality of Life
Well-Being, Psychological
Keywords: Efficacy
Group Life Skill Intervention
Psychological Distress
Life skills
Quality of Life
Well being
Lead sponsor: Fatima Jinnah Women University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-07-19
Enrollment: 34
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 21
Maximum age (years): 30
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: The primary aim of this study is to investigate the Efficacy of Group life skills intervention designed to improve the well-being, Life skills, and Quality of life of higher education students. The study also identifies the feasibility of the Life skill intervention in the context of Pakistan. We will also compare these outcomes between two groups: one receiving the intervention and the other not receiving any treatment.

Detailed description: The primary aim of this study is to investigate the Efficacy of Group life skills intervention designed to improve the well-being, Life skills, and Quality of life of higher education students. The study also identifies the feasibility of the Life skill intervention in the context of Pakistan. We will also compare these outcomes between two groups: one receiving the intervention and the other not receiving any treatment.

Study Tasks:

Participants, who are University Students aged 21-30 years, were asked to provide informed consent to participate in the study. They completed questionnaires to assess their Life skills, Psychological distress, Well-being, and Quality of life as a pre-assessment.

Participants in the intervention group undergo the Life Skill Intervention, which includes activities like Team building skills, Leadership Skills, Self-respect and appreciation, Effective Communication Skills, Dealing with stress, Positive Thinking, Enhancing confidence, Volunteering, Decision Taking, Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution, Negotiating.

After the intervention, participants completed a post-assessment questionnaires to measure changes in Life skills, Psychological distress, Well-being, and Quality of life.

There will be a control group that does not receive any treatment.

Comparison Group:

Researchers compared the outcomes between the intervention group, who received the Life Skill Intervention and the control group, who did not receive any treatment. This will help us determine if the intervention had a significant impact on Life skills, Psychological distress, Well-being, and Quality of life outcomes for University students.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Students of public sector university of Pakistan.
* Students aged 21-30.
* Students accessed with decreased psychological well-being.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Students of private universities in Pakistan
* Students with any physical disability.
* Students having a prior history of psychiatric illness.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Well Being
timeFrame: 2 Months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Life Skills
timeFrame: 2 Months
measure: Psychological Distress
timeFrame: 2 Months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Sahiwal
country: Pakistan
facility: University of Sahiwal
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Fatima Jinnah Women University
name: Kiran Mushtaq, PhD Scholar
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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