Ching, Chi;
Bennett, Sophie;
Morant, Nicola;
Heyman, Isobel;
Schleider, Jessica;
Fifield, Kate;
ALLEN, Sophie;
(2022)
Growth mindset in young people awaiting treatment in a paediatric mental health service: a mixed methods pilot of a digital single-session intervention.
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
10.1177/13591045221105193.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Wait times are significant in child mental health services but may offer opportunity to promote growth mindsets in young people with physical and mental health needs. A digital growth mindset single-session intervention is effective in young people, but its use in paediatric settings has not been examined. This mixed methods pilot aimed to assess the intervention’s feasibility, acceptability, and impact in this population. METHOD: Patients aged 8–18 on waiting lists in a paediatric hospital’s specialist mental health service were offered the intervention remotely. Treatment completion and retention rates, symptoms of depression and anxiety, perceived control, and personality mindset were assessed at baseline, post-treatment, and follow-ups. Semi-structured interviews to explore the intervention’s acceptability were conducted post-treatment. RESULTS: Twenty-five patients completed the intervention and 17 patients and three carers/parents were interviewed. Outcomes showed small to large improvements across time-points. Most patients reported finding the intervention enjoyable, accessible, and instilled a hope for change. They valued elements of the intervention but made suggestions for improvement. CONCLUSIONS: The digital growth mindset single-session intervention is feasible, acceptable, and potentially beneficial for young people with physical and mental health needs on waiting lists. Further research is warranted to examine its effectiveness and mechanism of change.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Growth mindset in young people awaiting treatment in a paediatric mental health service: a mixed methods pilot of a digital single-session intervention |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1177/13591045221105193 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/13591045221105193 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
| Keywords: | Anxiety, children, mental health, depression, digital, mixed methods, young people, growth mindset |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10148591 |
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