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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02877719
Other study ID # UW12-237
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received August 16, 2016
Last updated August 19, 2016
Start date February 2012
Est. completion date January 2013

Study information

Verified date August 2016
Source The University of Hong Kong
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Hong Kong: Ethics Committee
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to explore the impacts of poverty and income disparity on the psychological well-being of Hong Kong Chinese children.


Description:

It is well documented that poverty has a negative impact on the physiological well-being of children in the West. There is an imperative need for health care professionals to develop and evaluate interventions to promote the psychological wellbeing of children living in poverty. First, however, it is crucial to assess and understand how the impact of poverty, in particular the impact of income disparity, affects the psychological wellbeing of Hong Kong children before any intervention to promote it can be planned, developed, or evaluated. Unfortunately, while much public concern about poverty has concentrated on children's physical development, the impact of poverty and income disparity on their psychological well-being remains relatively underexplored. Because the cultural context in which they live is drastically different from that of Western children, the way that Chinese children view the nature and meaning of poverty, as well as their responses to it and to any psychosocial interventions, will in all likelihood differ considerably from those of Western children. Hence, the aim of this study is to explore the impacts of poverty and income disparity on the psychological well-being of Hong Kong Chinese children.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 1725
Est. completion date January 2013
Est. primary completion date January 2013
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 10 Years to 13 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Hong Kong Chinese pupils from Grades 5 and 6 of the elementary schools in Hong Kong

- be able to read Chinese and speak Cantonese

- had to live and go to school in the same district

Exclusion Criteria:

- Children with chronic illness or identified cognitive and learning problems

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
Questionnaires
Participants were asked to respond to the Chinese version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for Children, the Rosenberg self-esteem scale, and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory.

Locations

Country Name City State
China The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
The University of Hong Kong

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Levels of quality of life at baseline The quality of life of the participants will be measured by the Chinese version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL). It has 23 items which are grouped into 4 subscales. They are physical functioning (8 items), emotional functioning (5 items), social functioning (5 items) and school functioning (5 items). Participants were asked to rate how often they had experienced problems over the past month on a scale from 0 to 4. Higher scores indicate better quality of life. Participants will be asked to respond to the Chinese version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) at baseline. baseline No
Secondary Levels of self-esteem at baseline The self-esteem of the participants will be measured by the Chinese version of the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES). It contains 10 items which are measured on a 4-point Likert scale. Each item is rated from 1 to 4. The higher scores represent the higher levels of global self-esteem of children. Participants will be asked to respond to the Chinese version of the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES) at baseline. baseline No
Secondary Number of depressive symptoms at baseline The number of depressive symptoms of the participants will be measured by the Chinese version of The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC). It consists of 20 items that are measured on a 4-point Likert scale in relation to the experience of last week. Each item is rated from 0 to 3. The higher scores of CES-DC indicate the high numbers of depressive symptoms. The cutoff of this scale is 16, which indicates the children currently experiencing a significant level of depressive symptoms Participants will be asked to respond to the Chinese version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC) at baseline. baseline No
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