SUST(R)AINPRO-KIT is the research project behind the current health survey and the ideation workshops for doctoral researchers at KIT.
SUST(R)AINPRO-KIT
The SUST(R)AINPRO-KIT project aims to establish and expand sustainable structures at KIT in order to promote the mental health of doctoral candidates and reduce psychological stress. As existing services at KIT primarily focus on acute counseling and crisis intervention (secondary/tertiary prevention), the project concentrates on primary prevention in the area of mental health. The aim is to systematize existing internal and external services and build a network of stakeholders and target groups in order to establish long-term health-promoting structures. This early prevention should help to increase the well-being and life satisfaction of doctoral students and relieve the burden on mental health contact points at KIT and in the surrounding area.
Duration
10/2025 - 09/2028
Sample
The target group is the approximately 3,500 doctoral students at KIT. They represent a particularly vulnerable group in the university context, as they are exposed to a variety of academic, social and organizational stresses and thus show increasing prevalence of mental illness.
Milestones
Strong doctorate - healthy research: That is the goal of SUST(R)AINPRO-KIT. The project follows the intervention mapping approach and the PDCA cycle (Plan-Do-Check-Act) and is divided into three central sub-projects.
- Milestone 1 (2026) - Completion of Subproject 1: Needs and requirements analysis (SP1):
First, mental health, stress factors and resources of doctoral students are collected by means of surveys, focus groups, interviews, research of existing data and at the same time existing offers within and outside the KIT are systematized. - Milestone 2 (2027) - Completion of Subproject 2: Target definition and intervention plan (TP2):
The first step is to define specific and long-term goals. Preventive measures are planned in the theory- and evidence-based intervention planning. The measures are developed in a participatory manner together with the target group and the relevant stakeholders. - Milestone 3 (2028) - Completion of Subproject 3: Implementation and evaluation (SP3):
This is followed by the implementation of a suitable measure. The effectiveness is evaluated using qualitative and quantitative methods (e.g. RE-AIM framework). Finally, improvements and potential transferability to other status groups are derived.
