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Table 4 Acceptability and engagement of the OTL intervention post-intervention (n = 10,315) and at follow-up (N = 3369)

From: Feasibility of a secondary school-based mental health intervention: Reprezents’ On The Level

Time point

Outcome

Question

Total n

n (%) Agreeing

1

Acceptability

Found the (OTL) show to be engaging

5576

  
  

 Very – really felt involved

 Quite engaged – it was interesting

 A little – I was interested in some bits

 Not very – I didn’t feel engaged at all

 

958

2471

1506

641

(17.2%)

(44.3%)

(27.0%)

(11.5%)

  

Confidence participants had the tools to help manage stress and anxiety better

5510

  
  

 Very confident

 Quite confident

 Would like more help

 

1288

3328

894

(23.4%)

(60.4%)

(16.2%)

  

Mental health 5-a-day tool will be helpful

5540

  
  

 Very helpful

 Helpful

 A little helpful

 Not helpful

 

756

1919

1986

879

(13.6%)

(34.6%)

(35.8%)

(15.9%)

  

Mental health 5-a-day might try

 1 Noticing what is going on

 2 Breathing technique

 3 Grounding

 4 Mindset (picking 3 focus words)

 5 Headspace (doing something else)

5416

991

1487

463

632

1843

(18.3%)

(27.5%)

(8.5%)

(11.7%)

(34.0%)

  

Likelihood of accessing Woebot app

5520

  
  

 Will definitely use it

 Might consider it if I need it

 Probably won’t use it

 Won’t use it at all

 Will ask for help elsewhere

 

707

1961

1412

1186

254

(12.8%)

(35.5%)

(25.6%)

(21.5%)

(4.6%)

  

Likelihood of using Kooth Online Counselling service4

5522

  
  

 Will definitely use it

 Might consider it if I need it

 Probably won’t use it

 Won’t use it at all

 Will ask for help elsewhere

 

404

1715

1666

1440

297

(7.3%)

(31.1%)

(30.2%)

(26.1%)

(5.4%)

  

Confident to offer advice to a friend who was feeling stressed to help them deal with it

5592

  
  

 Confident I’d know what to do

 Still unsure

 

4182

1310

(76.1%)

(23.9%)

2

Acceptability

“Since the On The Level show I view mental health in a more positive way”

2566

  
  

 Strongly agree

 Kind of agree

 Kind of disagree

 Strongly disagree

 

278

1416

553

319

(10.8%)

(55.2%)

(21.6%)

(12.4%)

  

“Since the On The Level show I have a better understanding of what I need to do to maintain good mental health"

2565

  
  

 Strongly agree

 Kind of agree

 Kind of disagree

 Strongly disagree

 

419

1407

493

246

(16.3%)

(54.9%)

(19.2%)

(9.6%)

  

Would like to see another On the  Level show

 Definitely (yes)

 Maybe

 No

2407

911

909

587

(37.8%)

(37.8%)

(24.4%)

2

Engagement

Used a mental health 5-a-day tool

 1 Noticing

 2 Breathing technique

 3 Grounding

 4 Mindset

 5 Headspace

 6 None

2894

265

378

103

90

348

1829

(9.2%)

(13.3%)

(3.6%)

(3.1%)

(12.0%)

(63.2%)

  

Had a conversation about mental healtha

 1 At school

 2 With friend(s)

 3 With family

 4 With others

2662

223

1253

803

971

(8.4%)

(47.1%)

(30.2%)

(36.5%)

  

Used the Woebot app

2580

  
  

 Signed up – using often

 Signed up – used a bit

 Signed up – did not use

 Did not sign up

 

60

168

242

2110

(2.3%)

(6.5%)

(9.4%)

(81.8%)

  

Signed up to Kooth Online Counselling

2564

  
  

 Signed up during the OTL show

 Signed up after the OTL show

 Did not sign up

 Can’t remember

 

253

150

2127

34

(9.9%)

(5.9%)

(83.0%)

(1.3%)

  

Used Kooth Online Counselling

2591

  
  

 Multiple times

 2 or 3 times

 Once

 Not at all

 

39

54

177

2321

(1.5%)

(2.1%)

(6.8%)

(89.6%)

  1. a Participants could select multiple response options for this item