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Filter by:The research will first examine data obtained from YRI participants to investigate effects of the group sessions on psychosocial and functioning outcomes in youth. In pursuit of this aim, this research will investigate the following hypothesis: Participation in the Youth Readiness Intervention will reduce symptoms of internalizing, externalizing, trauma-related symptoms, and improve prosocial skills and functioning among war-affected 15-24 year olds in Sierra Leone. The research also intends to examine whether youth enrolled in a psychosocial "Youth Readiness Intervention" (YRI) and a complementary education program fare better than an education-only control group, a psychosocial-only control group, and a waitlist control group. In pursuit of this second aim, this research will investigate the following hypothesis: A combined psychosocial-education program is an effective paradigm for improving psychosocial, functional, educational, and economic self-sufficiency outcomes among war-affected youth.
Psychological stress occurs when an individual perceives that environmental demands tax or exceed his or her adaptive capacity. In this view, stressful experiences are conceptualized as person-environment transactions, whose result is dependent on the impact of the external stimulus. This is mediated by the person's appraisal of the significance of the stimulus, of the personal, social and cultural resources available and of the efficacy of the coping efforts. Extreme levels of stress can have a negative influence on one's professional life and can disrupt both the social and personal life of an individual. Stress can also cause different physiological and psychological disorders such as anxiety, chronic headaches, depression, withdrawal symptoms, nausea, phobias, blood pressure problems, heart impairments and others. Stress Management Therapy can help to overcome counter effects of stress. Usually various techniques are used including relaxation, interaction, biofeedback and Cognitive Behavior Therapy methods. According to the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews the best validated approach covering both stress management and stress treatment is the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach. The trouble with stress is that it is very personal. Thus, stress-related disorders depend a great deal on how the person experiencing a stressor is put together —psychologically and physically. So the focus for assessment, prediction and treatment has to be the person's situated experience. To overcome the above limitations, the INTERSTRESS project suggests the adoption of a new paradigm for e-health - Interreality - that integrates contextualized assessment and treatment within a hybrid environment, bridging physical and virtual world. From the clinical point of view the INTERSTRESS solution may offer the following innovations to current traditional protocols for stress management: - Objective and quantitative assessment of user's stress level using biosensors and behavioral analysis; - Provision of warnings and motivating feedbacks to improve self awareness, compliance and long term outcome; - Decision Support System (DSS) for treatment planning through data fusion and detection algorithms.
This is a randomized pilot study of the use of cognitive behavior therapy versus observation to treat functional hypothalamic amenorrhea, often termed stress-induced anovulation.
This is a prospective randomized controlled study. The aim of this study is to 1. describe the stress patterns experienced during a CPR situation; 2. investigate whether the perceived stress was associated with CPR performance in terms of hands-on time and time to start CPR; 3. to investigate whether this task focusing strategy reduces perceived stress levels, and 4. whether this translates into better CPR performance. Based on findings that clear, directive leadership can enhance performance in cardiac resuscitation, we further 5) investigate if stress was associated with fewer leadership statements.
In Denmark, it is estimated that 35-45% of all sick leave registered citizens are on sick leave due to psychiatric sufferings. Mental health conditions are of great consequence not only to the sick-listed individual but also to his/her family and to society in general and in socioeconomic terms. The aim of this project is to systematically compare psychoeducation with the various standard offers to sick listed individuals with mental health conditions provided by job centers in four municipalities. Psychoeducation is employed within the psychiatric healthcare system and is defined as a group based treatment by means of educating participants about psychiatric conditions. In the present project, the employed psychoeducation focuses on psyche and work life, and its purpose is to impart knowledge about psychiatric conditions in order to provide the sick listed individuals with qualifications to understand, and, thereby, improve their own situation. Among others, there will be information about the symptoms of various psychiatric conditions, diagnoses, and treatment options. Furthermore, the participants will learn about specific, useful, cognitive tools in regards to the barriers and difficulties they might experience when reentering the work force and leave sickness absence behind. The project is designed as a randomized clinical trial in which the participants are offered either 1) psychoeducation as well as the standard offer to sick listed individuals provided by the municipality in which the individual lives or 2) the participants are offered merely the standard offer to sick listed individuals provided by the municipality. The target group consists of recently sick listed individuals with mental health issues - whether diagnosed or not. The individuals must be inhabitants of the municipalities of Struer, Lemvig, Skive, and Holstebro. The outcome measure is the determined as the duration of the sickness absence, the severity of the psychiatric condition, self-reported health, and `locus of control´. These outcome measurements are assessed at baseline and after 3 and 6 months.
The objective of this Phase II research is to evaluate the effectiveness of a population-based, individually tailored multiple health behavior change program for exercise, healthy eating, and stress management in a randomized trial including approximately 1,500 college students.
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the telephone intervention program for caregivers of colorectal cancer.
This study will identify neural mechanisms associated with changes in emotion regulation following participation in stress reduction programs.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of stress reduction on glucose, blood pressure, quality of life and overall health and well-being in overweight or obese women, either with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) or without PCOS (non-PCOS). Stress reduction treatment sessions will include one or more of the following activities: breathing exercises, meditation, stretching exercises or health education activities.
This randomized clinical trial aimed at evaluating the auriculotherapy as coping strategies in 75 nursing professionals in a University Hospital.