A Brief, Daily, Online Mental Health and Well-being Intervention for University Staff During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Program Description and Outcomes Using a Mixed Methods Design.

Alexandra G Parker Sarah Dash Matthew Bourke Rhiannon K Patten Melinda Craike Peter Andrew Baldwin Warwick Hosking Itamar Levinger Vasso Apostolopoulos Maximilian P J de Courten Jenny Sharples Monika Naslund Vasileios Stavropoulos Mary N Woessner Christopher Sonn Caroline Stansen Michaela C Pascoe

Published in: JMIR formative research (2022)

We show that it is feasible and acceptable to develop and deliver a program of brief interventions in a timely manner, using a simple and accessible online platform. Although participation in the program was initially associated with reduced symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress, participants' mental health worsened with the reintroduction of a "lockdown" period. However, as symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress did not return to levels observed at the start of the VU Elevenses program, participation in the uncontrolled intervention may have offered a protective benefit against the impact of the second significant lockdown period.

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