Mental Health Help-seeking Promotion in Older Adults
Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words: A Participatory Approach to Codesign Descriptive and Pictorial Social Norm Nudges and a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) to Examine Their Effectiveness in Improving Mental Health Help-seeking Intention
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
540 participants
Dec 1, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Summary
The present study aims to examine the effectiveness of descriptive social norm nudges and pictorial social norm nudges in improving mental health help-seeking intention compared to educational information.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria5
- aged 60 years or above at the time of the baseline assessment
- have no severe mental disorder or cognitive impairment
- have no severe visual impairment
- be able to read Chinese
- have a smartphone with an instant communication application to receive text and images
Exclusion Criteria2
- have severe difficulty in reading and communication
- show imminent suicidal risk at any stage of the study
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Interventions
A set of messages with descriptive social norm nudges sent to participants.
A set of messages with pictorial social norm nudges sent to participants.
Traditional mental health education information disseminated to participants.
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NCT06707935