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Filter by:The purpose of this pilot study is to explore the effect of an online facilitated discussion group on engagement with a stress management intervention delivered to employees in the UK via the Internet. The investigators primary hypothesis is that the intervention group with access to an online facilitated discussion group (delivered via a message board) will show greater engagement than the intervention group that does not have access to the discussion group. The investigators also hypothesise that participants in the intervention groups will improve significantly on psychological distress and subjective wellbeing measures compared to the waiting list control group, and that the group with access to the online facilitated discussion group will show the greatest improvement.
This protocol proposes a well-being program, delivered through an application for mobile devices, based on meditation and positive psychology principles such as human development, the improvement of virtues, quality of life and well-being. The investigators hypothesize that this program offered in mobile application may promote well-being and reduce stress related problems in the participants. Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of a well-being program delivered through an application for mobile devices in a sample of employees who work in a company (Natura Inovação/Cosméticos) and in a hospital (Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein). Methods: Two hundred and fifty employees from Natura Inovação/Cosméticos and 250 employees from Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein will be recruited. The participants will be randomized in two groups of 125 participants each one, half of them in the control group (GC) and the other half to the intervention group (GI), by institution.
The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of a intervention on a specific health prevention/intervention program aimed at caregivers of mild and moderate patients post stroke with upper limb apraxia in comparison to a control group with a no specific formation in that kind of patients.
This protocol proposes a well-being program based on meditation and Positive Psychology principles such as human development, the improvement of virtues, quality of life and well-being. The investigators hypothesize that this program may promote well-being and reduce stress related problems in the participants. Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of a well-being program in a sample of managers who work in a company (Natura Inovação/Cosméticos ) and health care professionals who work in a hospital (Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein) as well as its implication in the work environment. Methods: Sixty managers from Natura Inovação/Cosméticos and 60 health professionals from Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein will be recruited. The participants will be randomized in two groups of 30 participants each one, half of them in the control group (GC) and the other half to the intervention group (GI).
This study will identify neural mechanisms associated with changes in emotion regulation following participation in stress reduction programs.