scholarly journals Do facilitator contact, discussion boards, or virtual badges increase adherence to an online self-guided positive psychological intervention for depression?: A randomized controlled trial (Preprint)

10.2196/25922 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Tedlie Moskowitz ◽  
Elizabeth L. Addington ◽  
Eva Shiu ◽  
Sarah M. Bassett ◽  
Stephanie Schuette ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Discussion Boards ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Positive Psychological Intervention

scholarly journals Happiness Improves Health: Experimental Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial of an Online Positive Psychology Intervention

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kostadin Kushlev ◽  
Samantha Heintzelman
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Causal Effect ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Experimental Tool ◽  
Positive Intervention ◽  
Positive Psychological Intervention

Happier people are healthier, but does becoming happier lead to better health? In the current work, we deploy a comprehensive, three-month positive psychological intervention (PPI) as an experimental tool to examine the effects of increasing happiness on physical health in a nonclinical population. In a randomized controlled trial (RCT), we found treatment participants had an incidence rate of sick days half as large as control participants, experiencing ever fewer sick days over the course of the program. These effects on physical health persisted three months after treatment and were mediated through the treatment effects on higher positive affect and life satisfaction, and lower negative affect. Beyond self-report, the positive intervention also had modest effects on lowering blood pressure and preventing weight gain. Combining experimental and longitudinal methodologies, this work provides critical evidence for a causal effect of happiness on physical health.

scholarly journals Psychological advocacy towards healing (PATH): A randomized controlled trial of a psychological intervention in a domestic violence service setting

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. e0205485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Ferrari ◽  
Gene Feder ◽  
Roxane Agnew-Davies ◽  
Jayne E. Bailey ◽  
Sandra Hollinghurst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Service Setting

scholarly journals Preparación psicológica para la intervención quirúrgica: Revisión sistemática de la literatura

Psychologia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-85
Author(s):  
Francisco Cázares de León ◽  
Stefano Vinaccia ◽  
Japcy Quiceno ◽  
Blanca Montoya
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Psychological Preparation ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Revisión Sistemática

El objetivo de este artículo de revisión fue examinar y analizar la eficacia de los tipos de preparación psicológica empleados en los últimos ocho años para disminuir el estrés, la ansiedad y otras emociones de los pacientes ante un procedimiento quirúrgico. Método: Se realizó una revisión de literatura sobre la preparación psicológica en diferentes intervenciones quirúrgicas. Se realizó una búsqueda en la base de datos Medline y SCielo, utilizando las palabras clave: «psychological preparation for surgery» «psychological intervention and surgery» y se delimitó la búsqueda con las palabras «clinical trials» y «randomized controlled trial». Los criterios de inclusión fueron: ensayos clínicos controladosaleatorizados con resultados relacionados con la eficacia de la reducción del estrés, ansiedad y otras emociones. Se encontraron 17 ensayos clínicos que cumplieron los criterios de inclusión en la base de datos PubMed. En base de datos SciELO solo se encontraron dos estudios. Los datos nos muestran que las tendencias en preparación psicológica se han enfocado más a los procedimientos como la cirugía electiva, cirugía pediátrica, procedimientos con agujas, cirugías de corazón, cirugías para el cáncer y para la cirugía bariátrica. Sin embargo, la perspectiva de estas investigaciones tal vez pudiera centrarse en las enfermedades crónica degenerativas y con más estudios mejorados metodológicamente

scholarly journals Effect of adding a psychological intervention to routine care of common mental disorders in a specialized mental healthcare facility in Pakistan: a randomized controlled trial

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Usman Hamdani ◽  
Zill-e- Huma ◽  
Aqsa Masood ◽  
Kiana Zhou ◽  
Zainab Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Routine Care ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Care Facilities

Abstract Background In many low resource settings, the provision of government mental health care services is limited to specialized psychiatry units in urban hospital care facilities, where the most common treatment for common mental disorders (CMDs) is pharmacotherapy, occasionally with adjunct nonspecific psychological support. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of adding a low intensity, psychological intervention, Problem Management Plus (PM+) for CMDs into routine care in a specialized mental health care facility in Pakistan. Methods A two arm, single-blind individual randomized controlled trial (RCT) was carried out with adults (N=192), referred for psychological support by psychiatrists. The study participants were randomized (1:1) to PM+ plus Treatment as Usual (TAU) (n = 96) or TAU only (n = 96). The primary outcomes were symptoms of anxiety and depression, measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and functional impairment as measured by WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS-12) at 20-weeks after baseline. Results The analysis was done on intention-to-treat principle. The linear mixed model analysis showed that at 20-weeks after baseline, there was a significant reduction in symptoms of anxiety and depression (mean [SD], 16.23 [8.81] vs 19.79 [7.77]; AMD, -3.10; 95% CI, −0.26 to −5.76); p =0.03 and improvement in functioning (mean [SD], 22.94 [9.37] vs 27.37 [8.36]; AMD, -4.35; 95% CI, -1.45 to -7.24); p =0.004 in PM+ plus TAU versus TAU group. The follow-up rate was 67% at primary end-point. Conclusions Specialized care facilities in LMICs may consider adding brief, evidence-based psychological treatments for CMDs to their routine care.

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