Universal school-based intervention targeting depressive symptoms in adolescents : A cluster randomized trial

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We investigated the effects of three different interventions on depressive symptoms in adolescents. As a secondary aim, we explored the mediating role of social isolation, anxiety, sleep quality, and cognitive function of the intervention effect on depressive symptoms. We conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial, in which schools were randomly assigned to 1. Doubling physical education (PE) classes (3:20 h of PE/week); 2. Workshop with the PE teachers; 3. Workshop with the PE teachers + Doubling PE classes; and 4. Control group (1:40 h of PE/week). In total, 1279 adolescents were included, 56.4% females. Doubling PE classes and the workshop with the PE teachers + Doubling PE classes groups did not affect depressive symptoms (-0.947, 95% CI -3.176 to 1.281; and, 0.726, 95% CI -1.558 to 3.009, respectively). The workshop with the PE teachers decreased adolescents' depressive symptoms (-2.495, 95% CI -4.668 to -0.323), social isolation (-4.759, 95% CI -9.025 to -0.493), and poor sleep quality (-0.560, 95% CI -1.108 to -0.012) compared with the control group. Social isolation mediated 32% of the workshop effect on depressive symptoms. The workshop with the PE teachers and the workshop with the PE teachers + Doubling PE classes groups lowered in 93% and in 54% the risk of the adolescents in developing high depressive symptomatology compared with the control group, respectively. A workshop updating PE teachers on pedagogical and health-related topics decreased depressive symptoms in adolescents. Moreover, improvements in the adolescents' social isolation mediated the effect of PE teachers' workshop intervention on the depressive symptoms in adolescents.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports - 32(2022), 3 vom: 15. März, Seite 622-631

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lima, Rodrigo Antunes [VerfasserIn]
de Barros, Mauro Virgílio Gomes [VerfasserIn]
Bezerra, Jorge [VerfasserIn]
Dos Santos, Simone José [VerfasserIn]
Monducci, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Rodriguez-Ayllon, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Soares, Fernanda Cunha [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adolescent
Affective disorders
Clinical trials
Depression
Epidemiology
Exercise
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial

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Date Completed 16.02.2022

Date Revised 16.02.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/sms.14115

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM334597471