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.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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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