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Filter by:Many physical changes, as well as emotional disturbance, occur during pregnancy. In addition to external physical changes, some mental health problems such as depression, sleep and psychosis significantly increase during pregnancy. Aerobic exercises during pregnancy in primigravida females has a positive effect on depression and sleep as a primary and secondary preventive strategy. The study will be a randomized clinical trial and Setting will be children hospital and Mehmooda hospital sheikhupura. This study will be completed in ten months and convenient sampling technique will be used. Fourty two subjects will be assigned randomly by using lottery method into two groups. Group A will receive Aerobic exercises and Group B will receive Pilate exercises. Warm up (walking) and cool down period of ten minutes will be performed by both groups. Data will be collected from all participants at baseline and after 8 weeks of treatment by using CES-D and PSQI questionnaire. After assessing the data will be analyzed by using parametric or non-parametric test by using SPSS-25.
Mother's Time is an evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) tool designed to support postpartum women experiencing mild to moderate symptoms of stress, depression or anxiety. The intervention is designed for use by Ethiopian community health workers (CHWs) and includes CBT exercises and discussion on topics relating to family planning, such as planning for the future, speaking to the husband, and considering potential side effects. The primary objective of this research is to test the efficacy of Mother's Time, on mild to moderate symptoms of postpartum stress, anxiety, and depression as well as associated behavioral and social barriers to postpartum family planning, specifically among women under 25 who have given birth within the last year.
The goal of this clinical trial is to test in three samples, including sample 1: lay people without reported depression symptoms, sample 2: lay people with reported depression symptoms and sample 3: mental health clinicians. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1) do each of these populations show a bias against psychotherapy wherein they judge psychotherapy to be less effective, relative to baseline ratings, when a mental illness (i.e., depression) is attributed to biological factors, 2) whether an intervention emphasizing the neurobiological effects of psychotherapy can remove this bias against psychotherapy for biologically-caused mental disorders, and 3) whether this intervention is more effective compared to an active control intervention that emphasizes the effectiveness of psychotherapy, but not its neurobiological effects. Participants will - rate the effectiveness of psychotherapy for depression before and after learning about the biological causes of depression - be assigned to one of three conditions: 1) an intervention condition where participants will receive a brief reading passage (approximately 126 words in length) providing psychoeducation about how psychotherapy changes the brain of an individual with depression, or 2) an active control condition where participants will receive a reading passage (approximately 115 words) emphasizing the effectiveness of psychotherapy, or 3) a control condition where they will receive no additional materials - as a secondary outcome, participants will also rate the effectiveness of medication for depression, before and after learning about the biological causes of depression
Biofeedback equipment is classified by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as medical device class II and this type of equipment/treatment has shown evidence regarding stress management in post-Covid-19 syndrome. The main objective of the study is to verify the feasibility of an HVR biofeedback training protocol in patients with long covid, and also to verify improvement induced by the technique in relation to: cognitive performance; pain perception; fatigue; quality of life; depressive and anxious symptoms
A randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled study of health and wellness product formulations and their effects on overall health
A two-group (intervention vs. usual care), randomized controlled design will be used to determine the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention, the Heart2Heart program, and determine efficacy on physical and psychological outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF) and caregivers. A total of 20 patients with HF and 20 caregivers (n= 40) will be randomly assigned to the intervention or usual care group stratified by patient and caregiver groups. Only participants in the intervention will be asked to attend the 12-week sessions (two sessions per week; a total of 24 sessions in 12 weeks) via video conferencing (i.e., ZOOM). The short-term intervention efficacy will be assessed following week of the completion of 12-weeks sessions. Primary psychological outcomes include depressive symptoms, anxiety, stress, and quality of life. Primary physical outcomes include physical activity level, sleep quality, and perceived symptoms.
The purpose of the study is to develop and pilot an intervention for the treatment of fear of childbirth for multiparas and to evaluate the feasibility of the intervention in the treatment of fear of childbirth in multiparas.
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the acceptability, feasibility, and efficacy of MentorPRO, a novel application that connects mentors and mentees, among incoming college first-year students in a public university. The main questions it aims to answer are: - What is the acceptability and feasibility of the MentorPRO mentoring platform? - Does mentoring with MentorPRO demonstrate an impact on academic outcomes (i.e., GPA) and indices of wellbeing (i.e., mental health, connectedness, academic self-efficacy, and overall wellbeing) among a diverse sample of incoming or first year college students? Participants in the MentorPRO group will: - Use MentorPRO with their assigned mentors to communicate for 9 weeks about transitioning to college and completing a brief summer course at the university - Complete surveys about their opinions of MentorPRO All participants (regardless of group assignment) will: - Complete surveys about their mental health and overall wellbeing - Work with a mentor throughout participation in a brief summer course at the university
This clinical trial compares the effects of using an artificial intelligence based therapy chatbot and a self-help book to lower anxiety and depressive symptoms. The therapy chatbot (named Fido) is an application delivering support for mental health via a conversation-like interface in a highly inflected language (Polish). The team will recruit young people (aged 18-35) who currently struggle with anxiety and/or depression. The participants will use the chatbot or self-help materials for two weeks. Then, the researchers will check if using the chatbot or the book improved several aspects of mental health and the quality of life. Moreover, they will compare the groups for any differences in outcomes.
This is an observational study aimed at exploring the relationship between psychological status and self-care in patients with chronic cardiovascular disease