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Filter by:The present study will explore the underlying mechanisms of problematic Internet and smartphone use by focusing on how and when environmental factors affect the positive psychological intervention factors. Hence, the present study will provide scientific empirical evidence to design and formulate follow-up intervention strategies. Aims: I. Apply the dynamic system model of addictive behavior execution in Chinese adolescents with problematic Internet and smartphone use and use longitudinal data to track and explore the underlying mechanisms of environmental factors and personal factors on problematic Internet and smartphone use. II. Identify positive psychological intervention factors that effectively prevent and reduce problematic Internet and smartphone use according to the interview and provide empirical evidence for other intervention designs. III. Conducting a positive psychological intervention in an adolescent population to verify the protective effect of positive psychology factors on problematic Internet and smartphone use. Hypotheses: I. Environmental factors (e.g., child abuse and trauma, parenting behaviors, teachers' encouragement, peer support) will affect the problematic Internet and smartphone use through personal characteristics (e.g., meaning in life); II. The effect of environmental factors on problematic Internet and smartphone use through personal characteristics will be moderated by other positive psychological intervention factors (e.g., character strengths); III. Positive psychological intervention (e.g., meaning-based intervention, strengths-based intervention) is an effective intervention strategy to prevent and reduce problematic Internet and smartphone use.
A high prevalence of psychological trauma on one hand and of psychiatric disorders, such as depression, anxiety, suicide attempts, addictions, and eating disorders on the other hand, has been reported in patients with severe obesity seeking bariatric surgery. Some studies reported an increased prevalence of these psychiatric disorders after bariatric surgery, potentially related to weight regain. In this context, psychological resilience is a concept that brings together internal and external factors of adaptation, and whose clinical use facilitates interdisciplinary collaborative work. This research focuses on the association between resilience and success or failure of bariatric surgery in patients followed in the Specialized Obesity Center (CSO) of the Nancy University Hospital. The hypothesis is that psychological resilience before surgery promotes successful surgical treatment. This retrospective study is based on existing data from patients with severe obesity who have undergone bariatric surgery at the Nancy CSO. The main objective is to study 1) the resilience of patients with severe obesity, candidates for bariatric surgery, at the first assessment (T0), at the end of lifestyle/behavioral modifications program (T1) and at 2 years after bariatric surgery (T2), 2) the relationship between internal and external factors explaining resilience and final weight outcomes. The investigators are expected that non-resilient patients have more psychological vulnerabilities (psychopathology, negative life events, etc.), and have lower weight loss than resilient patients.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a transdiagnostic, parent-led, Internet-delivered intervention in reducing child and adolescent internalizing problems.
Design, sample, and setting This is a cross-sectional study using an Internet-based self-administered questionnaire of closed-ended questions and using convenience sampling. In total, 612 undergraduate students completed the survey in Mansoura University. Data collection Data was collected anonymously through an online questionnaire created using the technology of Google Forms provided by Google ™ and was constructed in Arabic language. The questionnaire consisted of three sections. The first section assessed students' baseline characteristics including sex, age, area of study, academic level, residence, marital status, family members infected, close people infected, and knowing someone who died of the infection. The second section measured the psychosocial effects of COVID-19 pandemic using two instruments, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale, version 324 and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21).19 The UCLA Loneliness Scale is a widely used self-report instrument of loneliness consisting of 20 items designed to measure both emotional as well as social loneliness. Response of each item was rated on a four-point scale from (1) never to (4) always felt as expressed in each item. Final score ranges from 20 to 80 with higher scores demonstrating higher feelings of loneliness. The scale's reliability was found to be high with alpha coefficients ranging from 0.89 to 0.94 for samples of students. The Arabic version of UCLA Loneliness Scale was used in the current study according to the Arabic translation in Egyptian culture by Daswqee.20 The correlation coefficients values were 0.76 for females and 0.74 for males.
This randomized pilot trial of the Diabetes Homeless Medication Support intervention vs. brief diabetes education will test the perception and feasibility of anticipated study procedures and refine randomization and blinding.
Post-/long-COVID occurs in patients with severe, moderate, and even mild courses. The symptomatology is multi-layered and complex. Patients with mild and moderate courses and especially younger patients are not optimally integrated into one of the existing care structures of COVID outpatient clinics and regular primary care. The diagnosis of post-/long-COVID and a consequent targeted treatment are currently partly not ensured. The variability of symptoms and the resulting complexity of diagnosis and treatment also pose a challenge in rural areas. The aim of the project is an evaluation of a program for low-threshold needs identification and treatment planning for a hybrid (personal supporting counselors and digital trainings) post-/long-COVID care. The contents of the present project include an innovative basis outside the existing standard care for the identification of affected persons. This will be done by means of a low-threshold online screening, which can also be carried out by the affected persons themselves. Furthermore, an intensive interdisciplinary assessment linked to medical rehabilitation resulting in a comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and cross-sectoral treatment plan is a core component of the current project. Finally, the implementation of digital trainings which are accompanied by a personal supporting counselor and augmented by continuously available trainings in the form of digital modules aim to provide general recommendation for the future support of post/long-COVID care. The current research project aims to evaluate the feasibility and the practicability of a comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and cross-sectoral treatment program consisting of a low-threshold online screening and holistic assessment for PACS. Furthermore, it aims to evaluate digital interventions and the use of so-called personal guides that may help to facilitate the recovery of PACS.
Singapore's Institute of Mental Health (IMH) identified the need for culture-based research and clinical intervention catering to the minority populations in Singapore to foster treatment sustainability and recovery. Singapore's Malay population, account for 13.5% of the population. Malays tend to delay or drop-out of psychological treatments that do not address the cultural concerns which they associate to mental illness, i.e., a spiritual disorder caused by character flaws, evil spirits, or religious negligence. The study examines the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy - Integrated with Psychology of Soul (MBCT-IPS) with Singaporean Malay Muslims with psychological distress. The secondary aims are to explore their experiences and perceptions on the intervention acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility. It may provide mental health practitioners with a treatment option that may be integrated with standard therapies. Methods: This mixed-method, three-group randomised controlled trial recruited 80Malay Muslims with psychological distress at a psychiatric rehabilitation organisation. Participants will be randomly allocated to an MBCT-IPS experimental group, an MBCT group, or individual counselling-as-usual. MBCT-IPS is a 2+8-week group intervention that integrates the Psychology of Soul (IPS) with the standard Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). General Linear Model (GLM) with an intention-to-treat analysis and per-protocol approach will analyse the study. Participants' and treatment providers' qualitative experiences will be thematically analysed for the acceptability of treatment after the study. Expected results: Overall improvements in outcome measures are expected with significant differences between groups. Qualitative experiences are hoped to be enriching and therapeutic for both participants and treatment providers, with treatment being appropriate, acceptable, and feasible.
The study will evaluate the effectiveness of the Healthy Minds Program (HMP) meditation app on participants experiencing depression and/or anxiety. Participants will be assigned to use the HMP app 5- or 15-minutes per day for 4 weeks.
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of listening to lullabies and self-selected music at home in reducing the distress experienced in the prenatal period and increasing maternal attachment in pregnant women. This parallel randomized-controlled study was carried out at obstetrics outpatient clinics in Turkey. For two weeks and 30 minutes every day at home, the lullaby group (LG) only listened to the lullaby record selected by the researcher, while the multi-music group (MG) listened to self-selected music from different records presented to them by the researcher. The control group (CG) only received routine care. Prenatal distress and maternal attachment levels were assessed at the beginning and end of the intervention.
This study investigates access, effectiveness, and acceptability of 1-day ACT workshops on problematic mental health symptoms.