Mitigating Mental and Social Health Outcomes of COVID-19: A Counseling Approach
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to develop a comprehensive mental health counseling programpurposed to address the social determinant of health impacts of the coronavirus disease of2019 (COVID-19). The main questions the investigators aim to answer are: 1) What are themental and social determinant of health impacts of a COVID-19 diagnosis, and 2) What are theimpacts of a counseling program implemented to address those impacts? Participants willparticipate in individual interviews, attend individual and group counseling, and be providedresources related to their social determinants of health needs.
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Detailed Description
The social determinants of health (SDOH) are an important social justice issue affectingvarious quality of life outcomes (e.g., physical and mental health). COVID-19 hasdisproportionately affected the SDOH of underserved and minority communities, includingthose in Southern New Mexico (NM). However, there is a lack of research on specifi cally howCOVID-19 has affected individuals' SDOH, inhibiting prevention and response from mentalhealth professionals and their interprofessional collaborators. Counselor educationresearchers have also not yet conducted outcome-based studies in this area. This researchwill support the development of a comprehensive, SDOH-focused mental health counselingprogram aimed to assess for and address the SDOH impacts of COVID-19 for individuals inSouthern NM. This research will include in-depth assessment of participants' SDOH needspertinent to COVID-19. Counseling may cover topics directly related, but also adjacent, to theparticipant's COVID-19 diagnosis and its impact. Participants will be provided resources andreferrals specifi c to those needs, and engage in individual and group mental health counselingservices aimed to mitigate the adverse mental and social health outcomes of COVID-19. Thus,this research should provide understanding of (1) the SDOH impacts of COVID-19, (2)feasibility of a mental health counseling program purposed to address such needs, and (3) themental health and SDOH-related impacts of such a counseling program.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Experimental: Clients All participants will be asked to complete the following: participate in 12 individual mental health counseling sessions participate in 3 group counseling sessions receive information on community resources related to their social andmental health needs/challenges |
Behavioral: Individual counseling
Individual counseling sessions with a licensed mental health counselor
Behavioral: Group counseling
Group counseling sessions with a licensed mental health counselor
Other: Resources
Resource information provided by a licensed mental healthcounselor
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Social and Mental Health Outcomes of COVID-19 [Up to three weeks]
Semi-structured, audio recorded interview to gather information on the SDOH andmental health impacts of COVID-19
- Social determinants of health challenges [Up to three weeks]
Self-report measure of SDOH needs through the WellRx (Page-Reeves et al., 2016)
- Changes in mental health [At end of study/approx. 12 weeks]
Self-report quantitative measures of depression, anxiety, and wellness
- Program Feasibility/Impact [At end of study/approx. 12 weeks]
Qualitative data collected via semi-structured exit interviews of participants and their counselors
- Recruitment and retention data [Throughout study, monthly]
To understand the feasibility of this study, I will note how many individuals wererecruited for the study (Months 1 and 2), the number of individuals who consent toparticipate (Months 1 and 2), and then in subsequent months, I will note the number ofparticipants who remain in the study. Each month, I will also make note of how many self-report measures each participant completes on a monthly basis.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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at least 18 years of age
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received a COVID-19 diagnosis within the last year
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reports experiencing economic, social, educational, healthcare, and/or environmentally related challenges due to their COVID-19 diagnosis
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is not currently receiving mental health counseling services
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resides in one of the following counties in Southern New Mexico (NM): Hidalgo, Grant, Catron, Luna, Doña Ana, Sierra, or Socorro County
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has access to the internet (not necessary for counseling services, but to complete interviews/assessments)
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has not experienced active suicidal or homicidal ideation or active psychosis in the lastsix months
Exclusion Criteria:
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is not at least 18 years of age
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has not received a COVID-19 diagnosis within the last year
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does not report experiencing economic, social, educational, healthcare, and/or environmentally related challenges due to their COVID-19 diagnosis
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is currently receiving mental health counseling services
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does not reside in one of the following counties in Southern NM: Hidalgo, Grant,Catron, Luna, Doña Ana, Sierra, or Socorro County
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does not have access to the internet
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has experienced active suicidal or homicidal ideation or active psychosis in the last six months
Contacts and Locations
Locations
No locations specified.Sponsors and Collaborators
- Idaho State University
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- IRB-FY2024-98
- NCT05739526