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Filter by:A group of clinicians and researchers developed an 8-session group intervention that integrates education, support, self-reflection, and action-expectation to help people reaffirm or reconstruct self-grounded purpose after significant life events/transitions. The 8 sessions extend over 2-3 months, with 7 weekly sessions and the final session 1 month after Session 7. The intervention, called the Compass Course is structured around the 6 dimensions of flourishing (autonomy, self-acceptance, personal growth, relationships, purpose in life, external mastery), the goal of which is to help people enact behaviors that move them forward in reframing a sense of self and reaffirming or reconstructing a sense of purpose in their daily lives. Participating in this research will involve an introduction session, where informed consent will be obtained, followed by the 8-session intervention for 9 sessions in total. A team composed of researchers from Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute (CKRI) propose to recruit a convenience sample of individuals who were hospitalized with COVID-19 to evaluate the efficacy of administering the Compass Course to a novel population, to improve psychological well-being, engagement in everyday activities, and purpose in life. A focus group will be scheduled 2 months after the completion of the Compass Course. This session is composed of brief questionnaires and designed to obtain post-course data to help evaluate the Compass Course intervention.
To examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a remotely delivered intervention for civilians and service members with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) who have difficulty recognizing and regulating their emotions. Post-treatment outcomes of interest include emotional self-awareness and regulation, resiliency, and affective symptoms.
Sports-related concussion affect 1.6 to 3.8 million people each year in the United States. Despite increased media attention and awareness campaigns, the exact number is difficult to determine due to underreporting by athletes. The types of symptoms experienced with a concussion depend on the area of the brain that was affected. The most frequent symptoms include: headaches, cognitive difficulties, dizziness, neck pain, visual disturbances, difficulty sleeping, and fatigue. Despite the availability of many treatment options, some patients continue to experience many symptoms - such as headaches, dizziness, visual disturbances, balance problems, sensitivity to light, and difficulties concentrating - that negatively affect school, work, and quality of life for long periods of time. All of these symptoms are similarly experienced by individuals with visual dysfunctions, such as the inability of the eyes to move together. This finding has led some to recommend a visual component in concussion management. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine whether changes in the results of 7 binocular vision tests (BVT) over time in patients with concussion correlate with changes in concussion symptoms. The investigators will measure 46 concussion patients aged 18 to 30 years with each of these tests and assess their concussion symptoms on up to four separate visits, which depend on when the patient's symptoms improve. The tests the investigators will evaluate measure: 3D vision, uniform movement of the eyes, ability of the eyes to adapt to a target moving towards and/or away from the eyes, quick movements of the eyes, natural alignment of the eyes, and double vision as a target is moved towards the eyes. In addition, concussion symptoms will be measured by a standardized concussion questionnaire (SCAT3) at each visit. The results of each BVT will be entered into a statistical model with the participant's concussion symptom score to determine if there is an association between the change in symptoms and the change in the results of the tests.