This study examined whether a digital behavioral health game could support adolescent mental health. Participants were aged 16 to 19 and came from 15 school-based health programmes in Connecticut.
A total of 532 adolescents were randomly assigned either to a digital game delivered over six weeks or to an active comparison programme. At 12 months, the game group had modestly lower depression scores. No significant effect was detected for anxiety.
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View Original SourceDigital interventions can potentially reach large numbers of young people without requiring intensive one-to-one treatment.
The observed improvement in depressive symptoms was modest, so the game should not be viewed as a replacement for professional mental-health care when that is needed.
Accessible digital mental-health support may provide another option for reaching adolescents, including young people who also report substance use such as alcohol, cannabis or vaping.
The findings may be relevant to school-based mental-health programmes and digital health services. This study does not directly evaluate tobacco-control or vaping policy.
اس تحقیق میں 16 سے 19 سال کی عمر کے 532 نوجوان شامل تھے۔ آدھے کے قریب نوجوانوں کو چھ ہفتوں کے دوران تقریباً 300 منٹ کی ایک ڈیجیٹل گیم دی گئی جو رویّے اور ذہنی صحت بہتر بنانے کے لیے بنائی گئی تھی، جبکہ باقی افراد موازنہ کرنے والے گروپ میں تھے۔
12 ماہ بعد گیم استعمال کرنے والے گروپ میں ڈپریشن کی علامات کے اسکور کچھ کم تھے، لیکن بے چینی کی علامات میں واضح فرق نہیں ملا۔ یہ تحقیق بنیادی طور پر نوجوانوں کی ذہنی صحت کے بارے میں ہے، تمباکو یا ویپنگ کے اثرات کی تحقیق نہیں۔
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