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Date Published: 11/12/2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v532i2.7624
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Vol. 532 No. 2 (2023)
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Nguyễn, T. N., Nguyễn, T. H., Trần, Đức T., Jane , F., Nguyễn, T. M. H., Lã, L. N., Ian , S., Astrid, W., & Jayne, O. (2023). “HAPPY HOUSE” PROGRAM: EFFECTIVENESS ON STRESS, ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION AMONG STUDENTS AT EIGHT HIGH SCHOOLS IN HANOI. Vietnam Medical Journal, 532(2). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v532i2.7624

“HAPPY HOUSE” PROGRAM: EFFECTIVENESS ON STRESS, ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION AMONG STUDENTS AT EIGHT HIGH SCHOOLS IN HANOI

Thị Nga Nguyễn1,, Thanh Hương Nguyễn1, Đức Thạch Trần2, Fisher Jane 2, Thị Minh Hậu Nguyễn2, Linh Nga Lã3, Shochet Ian 4, Wurfl Astrid4, Orr Jayne4
1 HUPH
2 Monash University, Australia
3 Center for Research and Application of Psychological Science - Education (PPRAC), Vietnam
4 Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia

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Aims: To assess the effects of Happy House program on stress, anxiety and depression among grade-10 students in 8 high schools in Hanoi. Methods: A school-based, two-arm parallel controlled trial was conducted in Hanoi from 2020 to 2023. A total of 531 students received six weekly 90-minute group sessions of Happy House (Intervention group); and 552 students received the usual curriculum (Control group). The outcomes were measured using


 


 


 


the 21-items Depression, Anxiety and Stress. Data were collected at pre-intervention, and at two weeks and six months post-intervention. Mixed-effect models were conducted to estimate the effects of the intervention on the outcomes at an individual level following intention-to-treat principles. Results: The mean scores of stress, anxiety and depression in the Intervention group decreased at 2-week and 6-month follow-up, but the differences were not statistically significant compared to the control group. At 2-week post-intervention, Happy House program had an impact on reducing stress and depression symptoms among female students. However, there were no differences at the six-month follow-up between the two groups or between males and females. Conclusion: Further research with a more robust study design using diagnostic tools is warranted to confirm the findings of this study.

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: stress, anxiety, depression, Happy House program, adolescents.

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