scholarly journals A brief positive psychological intervention prior to a potentially stressful task facilitates more challenge‐like cardiovascular reactivity in high trait anxious individuals

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas R. Schwerdtfeger ◽  
Christian Rominger ◽  
Bernhard Weber ◽  
Isabella Aluani
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Reactivity ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Stressful Task ◽  
High Trait ◽  
Positive Psychological Intervention

The Efficacy and Mechanism of Positive Psychological Intervention on Well-Being for Colostomy Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanfei Jin ◽  
Yuqing Wang ◽  
Hongwen Ma ◽  
Xu Tian ◽  
Wang Honghong
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Standard Care ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Positive Psychological Intervention

Abstract Aims To evaluate the efficacy and mechanism of positive psychological intervention (PPI) on the psychological capital, psychological distress, and life satisfaction among colostomy patients. Methods Patients (n=120) with permanent stomas were recruited and randomly assigned into two groups. Patients in the experimental group (n=60) received standard care and PPI, whereas patients in the control group (n=60) only received standard care. The psychological capital, psychological distress, and life satisfaction were measured and compared between two groups before the intervention, the immediate post-intervention, and follow-up. Results All 120 patients completed the study. The hope, optimism, resilience, psychological distress, and life satisfaction score of the experimental group were significantly higher than those of the control group at T1 and T2 (P<0.05). Self-efficacy score of the experimental group had no significant difference at the two-time points after the intervention than the control group (P>0.05). Changes in hope and resilience which belong to psychological capital mediated the intervention’s efficacy on changes in PPI on life satisfaction (β = 0.265, P=0.005; β = 0.686, P=0.002). Conclusions PPI could effectively improve psychological capital, psychological distress, and life satisfaction among patients with stomas. Besides, our findings add novel support that increased hope and resilience are the active ingredients that promote intervention change.

A positive psychological intervention using virtual reality for patients with advanced cancer in a hospital setting: a pilot study to assess feasibility

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 263-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa M. Baños ◽  
Macarena Espinoza ◽  
Azucena García-Palacios ◽  
José M. Cervera ◽  
Gaspar Esquerdo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Positive Psychological Intervention
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