A systematic review of interventions embedded in curriculum to improve university student wellbeing

Upsher, R (通讯作者),Kings Coll London, Inst Psychiat Psychol & Neurosci, London, England.
2022-11
Background: As concerns around student mental health increase, universities are looking at pre-ventative and universal interventions. The aim was to conduct a systematic review of curriculum-embedded interventions that target student mental health and wellbeing at university.Method: This was a systematic review of longitudinal pre-/post-studies of curriculum-embedded interventions to improve the mental health and wellbeing of students. Seven electronic data-bases were searched from June 2015 to May 2020. The vote counting method was used to syn-thesise studies.Results: Forty-six studies were included in the review. Studies were heterogeneous, and mostly underpowered and rated 'poor' in the risk of bias assessment due to poor and inconsistent reporting. Overall, most curriculum-embedded interventions did not influence stress or anxiety.Discussion: There is no strong evidence to support the impact of curriculum-embedded in-terventions for improving student mental health or wellbeing. Greater funding opportunities would allow for multi-programme and inter-institutional collaboration to improve the power of studies. Improved quality of reporting would enable high-quality meta-analyses, optimizing conclusions being drawn.
EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH REVIEW
卷号:37
ISSN:1747-938X|收录类别:SSCI
语种
英语
来源机构
University of London; King's College London; University of Derby
资助机构
Mental Health Challenge Competition programme - Office for Students
资助信息
The Education for Mental Health project is part of the Mental Health Challenge Competition programme, funded by the Office for Students. The Office for Students is the independent regulator for higher education in England. Their aim is to ensure that every student, whatever their background, has a fulfilling experience of higher education that enriches their lives and careers. Additionally, Dr Byrom is partially supported by funding from the ESRC ES/S00324X/1.
被引频次(WOS)
3
被引频次(其他)
3
180天使用计数
18
2013以来使用计数
21
EISSN
1878-0385
出版年
2022-11
DOI
10.1016/j.edurev.2022.100464
WOS学科分类
Education & Educational Research
学科领域
循证教育学
关键词
Curriculum Wellbeing Highereducation Mentalhealth University