Resilience Programming for Occupational Therapy Students
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In plain language
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Health and resiliency programming.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Health and Wellbeing of Occupational Therapy Students. Basic parameters: 18 years — 65 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Effectiveness of Health and Resilience Programming for Occupational Therapy Students
Overview
The purpose of this study is to explore the effectiveness of integrated health and resiliency programs into the Entry-Level Doctor of Occupational therapy curriculum. The objectives are to: 1. Determine if students perceive health and resiliency programming as beneficial for their health and well-being 2. Determine if students' lifestyle behaviors, self-esteem, attachment security, and mindfulness improve with health and resiliency programming 3. Determine if students' symptoms of depression and anxiety reduce after participating in health and resiliency programs Students will engage in resilience programming as part of their regular coursework and be invited to complete pre and post assessments to test the effectiveness of programming.
Detailed description
University students are experiencing more challenges with anxiety, depression, and mental health. Health and resiliency programs embedded into the 3-year course curriculum may improve student health and wellness.
This study will utilize a quasi-experimental design to explore the effectiveness of health and resilience programming for occupational therapy students while they are enrolled in the program. Pre and post data will be gathered through questionnaires. Additionally, qualitative data will be obtained from student discussion board posts/assignments, interviews or focus groups will be used to supplement the quantitative data.
The purpose of this study is to explore the effectiveness of integrated health and resiliency programs into the Entry-Level Doctor of Occupational Therapy curriculum.
Objectives:
Determine if students perceive health and resiliency programming as beneficial for their health and well-being
Determine if students' lifestyle behaviors, self-esteem, attachment security, and mindfulness improve with health and resiliency programming
Determine if students' symptoms of depression and anxiety reduce after participating in health and resiliency programs
Interventions
- Behavioral Health and resiliency programming
Students will engage in resilience programming as part of their regular coursework including mindfulness training, lifestyle medicine interventions, and creating a coping plan.
Primary outcome measures
- Health Promoting Lifestyle II (Walker, Sechrist, & Pender, 1987) [Time frame: Three years]
- Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1989) [Time frame: Three years]
- State Adult Attachment Measure (Gillath et al., 2009) [Time frame: Three years]
- Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9; Kroenke et al., 2001) [Time frame: Three years]
- General Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7; Williams, 2014) [Time frame: Three years]
- 15-Facet mindfulness questionnaire (Baer et al., 2008) [Time frame: Three years]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- students enrolled in the Entry Level Doctor of Occupational Therapy program at Loma Linda University
- Enrolled during June 2023 to June 2029
- Between 18-65 years of age
- Of any gender
- Of any ethnic background
Exclusion criteria
- N/A
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Loma Linda Universtiy — Loma Linda
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05956756 · 5220395