The Feasibility of Chatbot-based Stress Management Intervention STARS for Youth in Lithuania

Changes in psychological distress are measured. Kessler-6 (K6, Kessler et al., 2002) is a self-report measure comprising 6 questions about psychological distress. All items are answered on a 5-point Likert scale that ranges from 0 (none of the time) to 4 (all of the time). A higher score indicates more pronounced symptoms.

Changes in symptoms of adjustment disorder are measured. The Brief Adjustment Disorder Measure-8 (ADNM-8, Kazlauskas et al., 2018) is a self-report measure comprising 8 items about symptoms of adjustment disorder. All items are answered on a 4-point Likert scale that ranges from 1 (never) to 4 (often). A higher score indicates more pronounced symptoms.

Changes in suicidal ideation are measured. The SIDAS (Van Spijker et al., 2014) is a self-report measure comprising 5 questions about suicidal ideation. All items are answered on a 10-point Likert scale that ranges from 0 (never, no control, not close at all, not at all) to 10 (always, full control, made an attempt, extremely). A higher score indicates more pronounced symptoms.

Changes in functioning are measured. The WHODAS 2.0 (Ustun et al., 2010) is a self-report measure comprising 12 questions about functioning. All items are answered on a 5-point Likert scale that ranges from 0 (none) to 4 (extreme or cannot do). A higher score indicates more pronounced symptoms.

Changes in psychological well-being are measured. The World Health Organization Well-being Index-5 (WHO-5, Bech, 2004) is a self-report measure comprising 5 items about psychological well-being. All items are answered on a 5-point Likert scale that ranges from 0 (at no time) to 4 (all of the time). A higher score indicates more pronounced psychological well-being.

Changes in symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorders are measured. International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ, Cloitre et al., 2018) is a self-report measure comprising 18 items. All items are answered on a 5-point Likert scale that ranges from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely). A higher score indicates more pronounced symptoms.

Changes in resilience are measured. The Resilience scale (RS-14, Wagnild, 2011) is a self-report measure comprising 14 items about resilience. All items are answered on a 7-point Likert scale that ranges from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). A higher score indicates more pronounced resilience.

Changes in client service are measured. The Client Services Receipt Inventory (CSRI, Beeacham and Knapp, 2001) is a self-report measure comprising questions about client service. The CSRI covers a broad range of services that may be utilized, including primary and secondary care services, other services, and informal care.

Changes in health are measured. The EQ-5D-5L (EuroQol Research Foundation, 2019) is a self-report measure comprising 5 items about health. All items are answered on a 5-point Likert scale that ranges from 1 (I have no problems or similar) to 5 (I am unable or similar). A higher score indicates more pronounced symptoms.

Recruitment rate recorded as the number of eligible participants who consent to participate in the study will be assessed.

Drop-out rates recorded as the number of randomized participants who do not complete the intervention, the post-test assessment, and three-month follow-up assessment will be assessed.

Number of adverse events and serious adverse events will be assessed.