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Background <p>Problem-solving therapy is a common ingredient in psychological interventions for treating common mental disorders in young people. However, problem-solving alone may not be sufficiently effective in significantly reducing symptoms. Therefore, it is recommended that problem-solving therapy be administered alongside other interventions to enhance its efficacy in treating common mental disorders in young people. In this paper, we report how we used the theory of change approach to integrate digitalised lived experiences into the Youth Friendship Bench.</p> Methodology <p>We employed the theory of change to integrate digitalised lived experiences into the Youth Friendship Bench as an adjunctive intervention for treating common mental disorders in young people. We conducted workshops and meetings with Youth Friendship Bench counsellors, service users, researchers and other Friendship Bench employees to build consensus on how to integrate the digital lived experiences.</p> Results <p>There was consensus among the stakeholders that digitalised lived experiences could be incorporated into the existing Youth Friendship Bench intervention as a peer psychoeducation and information support tool. Results indicate that digitalised lived experiences can be employed as an in-session and between-session intervention. We were also able to map out plans for evaluating the integrated model through a pilot study.</p> Conclusions <p>Using the theory of change, we were able to formulate a pathway for integrating digitalised lived experiences into the Youth Friendship Bench and determine local specifics that necessitate careful integration into the local setting.</p>

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Using a theory of change to integrate digitalised lived experiences into the Youth Friendship Bench as an adjunctive intervention for treating common mental disorders among young people in Zimbabwe

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    2026年5月2日

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  • Tiny Tinashe Kamvura,
  • Marina Chrisikopoulou,
  • Leeroy Tafadzwa Shoniwa,
  • Sandra Ngonidzashe Mboweni,
  • Mary Wadzanai Munetsi,
  • Jermaine Dambi,
  • Istvan Daniel Barkoczi,
  • Tapiwa Leslie Takaona,
  • Providence Jongwedzvuku,
  • Karen Ponciano,
  • Kudzanai Motsi,
  • Victorya Lunde,
  • Lena Zamchiya,
  • Jimmy Westerheim,
  • Dixon Chibanda

摘要

Background

Problem-solving therapy is a common ingredient in psychological interventions for treating common mental disorders in young people. However, problem-solving alone may not be sufficiently effective in significantly reducing symptoms. Therefore, it is recommended that problem-solving therapy be administered alongside other interventions to enhance its efficacy in treating common mental disorders in young people. In this paper, we report how we used the theory of change approach to integrate digitalised lived experiences into the Youth Friendship Bench.

Methodology

We employed the theory of change to integrate digitalised lived experiences into the Youth Friendship Bench as an adjunctive intervention for treating common mental disorders in young people. We conducted workshops and meetings with Youth Friendship Bench counsellors, service users, researchers and other Friendship Bench employees to build consensus on how to integrate the digital lived experiences.

Results

There was consensus among the stakeholders that digitalised lived experiences could be incorporated into the existing Youth Friendship Bench intervention as a peer psychoeducation and information support tool. Results indicate that digitalised lived experiences can be employed as an in-session and between-session intervention. We were also able to map out plans for evaluating the integrated model through a pilot study.

Conclusions

Using the theory of change, we were able to formulate a pathway for integrating digitalised lived experiences into the Youth Friendship Bench and determine local specifics that necessitate careful integration into the local setting.