In:
The Journal of School Nursing, SAGE Publications, Vol. 31, No. 2 ( 2015-04), p. 117-125
Abstract:
The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the implementation of a universal school-based cognitive behavioral program whose target is to prevent depressive symptoms in adolescents. The study had a quasi-experimental design with pretest, posttest, and a 1-year follow-up and provides an illustrative calculation for the implementation costs of the intervention. Sixty-two students (aged 14) and seven tutors participated. A majority of the students and all of the tutors were satisfied with the intervention. The students, both females and males, rated their depressed symptoms as significantly lower after the course; and for the females, this was maintained 1-year postintervention. The implementation costs for the initial 2 years were about US$300 per student. Positive effects of a universal school-based cognitive behavioral intervention aiming at preventing depressive symptoms in adolescents were found, especially among females.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1059-8405
,
1546-8364
DOI:
10.1177/1059840514523296
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2015
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2078960-9