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Filter by:Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro conduct a single-arm intervention trial to investigate the efficacy of a music-based group exercise program for community-dwelling older adults. Up to forty participants will be recruited to participate in a music-based light-to-moderate intensity group exercise program for 20 weeks (30 - 40 min/day, up to 6 days/week), which is designed for older adults with or without functional limitations to exercise with chairs for the improvement of aerobic capacity, upper and lower body strength, and balance control at a gradually increasing pace. During the exercise sessions, participants will be trained to move in time with music playlists in synchronous tempos. Primary outcomes are cognitive performance, mobility, and health-related quality of life measured before and after the intervention. Secondary outcomes are adherence to the exercise program as a potential mediator of the treatment.
A pre-experimental design to conduct a process evaluation and to compare the outcomes after implementing team huddles for the intervention and control groups.
A randomized 2-group controlled trial will be conducted to explore the potential effect and potential feasibility of a new Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) tele-counselling program to improve mental health services for family caregivers of persons with dementia in the province of New Brunswick in Canada. The ACT tele-counselling program was launched in January 2021 with the aim of improving access to high quality psychotherapy for family caregivers, particularly in rural areas. A target sample size of 80 participants will be recruited and randomly allocated to either the ACT program or to usual care services. Mixed methods (QUANTITATIVE + qualitative) will be used to evaluate the potential impact of the ACT program compared to usual care on participant's mental health, and to generate recommendations for the expansion and continuation of the program outside of the province.
SHARE! the Self-Help and Recovery Exchange will engage peer workers in their Peer Toolkit training, which is designed to improve the performance of peer workers in their provision of peer support. The Peer Toolkit training currently has a waitlist of peer workers interested in taking the course for professional development purposes. These peer workers and their supervisors will be invited to complete a web-based survey at baseline and 4-month follow-up. Peer workers will be randomly assigned to enroll in the Peer Toolkit training immediately or after the follow-up survey. Analyses will compare participants who had the opportunity to complete the training to those still waiting to start the training. This study will inform the use of the Peer Toolkit as a training mechanism to build the capacity of peer workers in the mental health workforce.
Mental health problems cause individual, social and economic burden to the society. The mental health problems are among the highest levels in North Savo compared to the general Finnish population. The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the urgent need for tackling mental health problems and developing an effective and comprehensive approach to prevent mental health problems. The aim of this MIELITEKO pilot study is to test and develop an effective and comprehensive programme to prevent mental health problems and promote mental wellbeing among disadvantaged groups. The pilot study is a multilayered intervention study with an RCT study design, which will be conducted in selected cities and areas in North Savo such as Kuopio, Iisalmi, Varkaus and Siilinjärvi. The disadvantaged groups of this study include people aged between 18 and 64 years who are unemployed or are outside the workforce. The participants are randomized 1:1 into intervention (N=250) and control groups (N=250). The intervention group will receive the multilayered intervention whereas the control group is assumed to continue with current health information and use of services "as usual" but remain in the waiting list. Multilayered intervention includes individual-level digital healthy lifestyle intervention, group-based healthy lifestyle intervention and green power intervention as well as mini-intervention for substance use. The data collection of self-reported validated measure of health and wellbeing as well as relevant background factor will be conducted using digital and online survey tools in baseline (T0), and after 6 months (T1) and 12 months (T2) after the onset of the study from both intervention and control groups. Register data on the use of services and pharmaceuticals that will be gathered from the national registers at National Institute for Health and Welfare and Kela or from local registers administered by municipalities in North Savo. Pilot study will utilize quantitative and qualitative statistical analyses to evaluate the process, effects and effectiveness as well as cost-effectiveness of the intervention to promote mental health and wellbeing as well as to healthy lifestyles.
The corona crisis has a negative impact on the mental wellbeing of the Dutch population. Positive psychology exercises (PPOs) can potentially improve mental well-being and reduce mild and moderate psychological complaints. Previous research has shown moderate to large effects of PPOs on well-being in people with reduced wellbeing and psychological symptoms at baseline. The University of Twente developed an app (Training in Positivity; TiP) based on an effective intervention. The goal of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of TiP in the general population in people experiencing reduced mental wellbeing as a result of the corona crisis. People using the app will be compared to a waiting list control group.
The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of STRONG on the mental health of refugee and immigrant students using a group randomized waitlist control design (e.g., randomization by school/group). Further, the impact of STRONG on key target mechanisms (e.g., resilience, coping, and school connectedness) are also examined. Finally, investigators examine the implementation of STRONG to guide additional dissemination. School-based mental health clinicians will co-facilitate STRONG groups in schools, meeting once a week. STRONG will be implemented in six public schools across two academic years. In each school, one group of approximately five students will be implemented, resulting in a sample of 60 students total across the two years. Schools will be randomly assigned to either provide the STRONG program immediately (immediate treatment) or after three months (delayed treatment). A team of 10 undergraduate students and four graduate students will collect data at baseline and at three- and six-months post baseline. Aim 1: Evaluate impact of STRONG on student mental health via randomized waitlist control design. 1) Investigators hypothesize that students who participate in STRONG will show improvements in self-reported, parent-reported, and teacher-reported mental health (emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, and peer problems) as compared to the waitlist control group (primary outcome). Aim 2: Examine the impact of STRONG on resilience, coping, and school connectedness and how these changes are related to student mental health outcomes. 1. Investigators hypothesize that students who participate in STRONG will show improvements in self-reported resilience, coping efficacy, school connectedness, and parent-reported coping as compared to the waitlist control group (target mechanisms). 2. Investigators hypothesize that these changes will be related to student mental health improvement/maintenance over time (mechanism of action). Aim 3: Examine implementation of STRONG across schools. 1. Investigators will conduct focus groups with clinicians and interviews with school personnel (teachers, administrators) to examine the challenges and successes related to implementation of STRONG. Qualitative thematic analysis will be conducted. 2. Satisfaction (clinician, parent, and student), student engagement with each session, and fidelity ratings will be examined.
Randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness in managing diabetes and improving mental health through a telephonic layperson-delivered empathy and relationship-focused program for patients at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) against usual care.
The proposed research will use a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach to engage with community organizations to design and implement a project that trains therapists to provide effective, supportive, and engaged therapy to two-spirit, transgender, and nonbinary (2STNB) clients most impacted by barriers in accessing mental health care. 10 2STNB licensed mental health therapists will be identified and 50 2STNB of their clients will be enrolled and can expect to be on study for 10-20 months.
This goal of this randomized control trial is to test whether a web application that provides sexual and gender minority youth ages 13-19 (N=200) with tools for affirming their identities and coping with minority stress can affect key psychosocial outcomes, such as coping self-efficacy and symptoms of anxiety and depression.