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Promoting mental health and well-being among adolescent young carers in Europe : a randomized controlled trial protocol
ID Casu, Giulia (Author), ID Hlebec, Valentina (Author), ID Boccaletti, Licia (Author), ID Bolko, Irena (Author), ID Manattini, Alessandra (Author), ID Hanson, Elizabeth (Author)

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Abstract
It is estimated that 4–8% of youth in Europe carry out substantial care for a family member or significant other. To prevent adverse psychosocial outcomes in young carers (YCs), primary prevention resilience building interventions have been recommended. We describe the study protocol of an international randomized controlled trial (RCT) of an innovative group intervention designed to promote the mental health and well-being of adolescent YCs (AYCs) aged 15–17. The RCT will be conducted in six European countries in the context of the Horizon 2020 European funded research and innovation project “Psychosocial support for promoting mental health and well-being among adolescent young caregivers in Europe” (“ME-WE”). The ME-WE intervention is based on Hayes and Ciarrochi’s psychoeducational model for adolescents and will consist of seven 2-h sessions in a group format, aimed to help AYCs build psychological flexibility and live according to their values. The control group will be a waitlist. Primary and secondary outcomes and control variables will be measured at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1) and 3 months follow-up (T2). The COVID-19 pandemic has made amendments necessary to the original study protocol methodology, which we describe in detail. This study will contribute to building an evidence-based manualized program that educators and health and social care professionals can use to support AYCs in their transition to adulthood. From a research perspective, the outcomes of this study will contribute to evidence-based practices in primary prevention of psychosocial difficulties in AYCs and will gather novel knowledge on the effectiveness of Hayes and Ciarrochi’s model for use with middle adolescents with caring responsibilities. The trial has been preregistered (registration number: NCT04114864).

Language:English
Keywords:adolescent young carers, primary prevention intervention, mental health, well-being, resilience, psychoeducational model, acceptance and commitment therapy, randomized controlled trial, study protocol, cross-national study
Work type:Article
Typology:1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
ZF - Faculty of Health Sciences
Publication status:Published
Publication version:Version of Record
Year:2021
Number of pages:23 str.
Numbering:Vol. 18, iss. 4, art. 2045
PID:20.500.12556/RUL-135234 This link opens in a new window
UDC:364
ISSN on article:1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph18042045 This link opens in a new window
COBISS.SI-ID:52575491 This link opens in a new window
Publication date in RUL:02.03.2022
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Record is a part of a journal

Title:International journal of environmental research and public health
Shortened title:Int. j. environ. res. public health
Publisher:MDPI
ISSN:1660-4601
COBISS.SI-ID:1818965 This link opens in a new window

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License:CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Link:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Description:This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.
Licensing start date:19.02.2021

Secondary language

Language:Slovenian
Keywords:neformalna oskrba, neformalni oskrbovalci, najstniki, duševno zdravje, osebna blaginja, Evropa

Projects

Funder:EC - European Commission
Funding programme:H2020
Project number:754702
Name:Psychosocial Support for Promoting Mental Health and Well-being among Adolescent Young Carers in Europe
Acronym:ME-WE

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