The Online Mood Booster Challenge to Support Physical and Mental Health
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Healthier Together Mood Booster Challenge - To improve mental and physical fitness, while providing participants with online education, tracking, social connectivity, and feedback.
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Detailed Description
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.
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Improvement in Physical Activity Levels [Feb 20 - April 16, 2023]
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)
- Adherence to Program [Feb 20 - April 16, 2023]
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
- Improvement in Stress [Feb 20 - April 16, 2023]
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)
- Improvement in Sleep [Feb 20 - April 16, 2023]
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
- Improvement in Mood [Feb 20 - April 16, 2023]
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
- Improvement in Burnout [Feb 20 - April 16, 2023]
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
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Affiliated with McGill University or family member
Exclusion Criteria: None
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | McGill University | Montreal | Quebec | Canada | h3a 0g4 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- McGill University
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Dr. Steven Grover, MD, McGill University
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- CLIN1903