Effects of an Intervention to Enhance Resilience in Physical Therapy Students
Health professional students experience high levels of psychological stress. Individuals with higher levels of resilience are better equipped to handle stress. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of an 8-hour resilience curriculum on stress levels, resilience, coping, protective factors, and symptomatology on students enrolled in a doctor of physical therapy (DPT) program.
Hypothesis: The curriculum will decrease stress levels, increase resilience, coping flexibility, protective factors (optimism, positive affect, and social support), and reduce symptomatology (negative affect, illness). Research on stress and its consequences experienced by physical therapy students in particular is limited. If the results of this study support this hypothesis, it may establish the benefit of adding a resilience component to the curriculum for students of physical therapy.
Studieoversigt
Status
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljeret beskrivelse
The study involves curriculum development and evaluation by randomized controlled trial. Participants will be randomized to the intervention group to receive a Resilience Curriculum or to a wait-list control group to receive a condensed version of the curriculum following the post-intervention assessments.
Pre- and post-intervention assessments will be administered to both groups, with baseline assessments administered in the first two weeks of the semester. The assessments will include measures of stress levels, levels of resilience, coping flexibility, optimism, positive and negative emotions, social support, and symptoms of illness. The intervention, the presentation of a resilience curriculum, will be delivered to the intervention group during the week following the baseline assessments and it will last for four weeks.
The resilience curriculum will provide education for participants about methods to increase protective factors against stress, the use of effective coping strategies, and the importance of accessing social support, with the goal of better managing stress and enhancing resilience. The intervention will include a didactic component, skills-building training, and homework exercises to encourage the application of the skills. The curriculum will be delivered in four 2-hour modules, with one module delivered each week. The follow-up assessments will occur after midterm examinations are concluded. An abbreviated curriculum which will last approximately two hours will be delivered to the wait-list control group.
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
Fase
- Ikke anvendelig
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Indiana
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Indianapolis, Indiana, Forenede Stater, 46227
- University of Indianapolis
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Indianapolis, Indiana, Forenede Stater, 46202
- Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
- Barn
- Voksen
- Ældre voksen
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Current enrollment in Doctor of Physical Therapy program at either Indiana University or the University of Indianapolis
Exclusion Criteria:
- None
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Behandling
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
- Maskning: Ingen (Åben etiket)
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Eksperimentel: Resilience Curriculum
The intervention is exposure to an 8-hour Resilience Curriculum.
It will provide education for participants about methods to increase protective factors against stress, the use of effective coping strategies, and the importance of accessing social support, with the goal of better managing stress and enhancing resilience.
The curriculum will include a didactic component, skills-building training, and homework exercises to encourage the application of the skills.
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The Resilience Curriculum consists of 4 modules, with one 2-hour module presented each week.
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Ingen indgriben: No Resilience Curriculum
The Waitlist Control group will receive no exposure to the Resilience Curriculum.
After the final data is collected, this group will be offered the opportunity to attend a condensed 2-hour version of the curriculum.
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Change from baseline in psychological resilience at 8 weeks
Tidsramme: Baseline and 8 weeks
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The 25-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale measures a variety of constructs of resilience including hardiness, personal competence, social bonds, patience, and spiritual influences.
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Baseline and 8 weeks
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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Change from baseline in perceived psychological stress at 8 weeks
Tidsramme: Baseline and 8 weeks
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The 10-item Perceived Stress Scale was created to assess the perception of stress in the previous month,
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Baseline and 8 weeks
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Change from baseline in coping flexibility at 8 weeks
Tidsramme: Baseline and 8 weeks
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The Coping Flexibility Scale is a 10-item tool to measure the ability of an individual to effectively modify coping behavior.
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Baseline and 8 weeks
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Change from baseline in optimism at 8 weeks
Tidsramme: Baseline and 8 weeks
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The Revised Life Orientation Test is a 10-item scale designed to measure optimism in an individual.
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Baseline and 8 weeks
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Change from baseline in positive and negative emotions at 8 weeks
Tidsramme: Baseline and 8 weeks
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The 20-item Modified Differential Emotion Scale, an adaptation of the original Differential Emotion Scale, measures positive and negative emotions that an individual has experienced in the previous 2 weeks.
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Baseline and 8 weeks
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Change from baseline in social support at 8 weeks
Tidsramme: Baseline and 8 weeks
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The Social Provisions Scale is a 24-item assessment of six areas of social relationships (guidance, reliable alliance, attachment, social integration, reassurance of worth, and opportunity for nurturance) used to measure perceived social support.
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Baseline and 8 weeks
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Andre resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Change from baseline in symptoms of Illness at 8 weeks
Tidsramme: Baseline and 8 weeks
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The Symptoms of Illness Checklist is a 33-item tool designed to measure the number, frequency, and severity of physical symptoms experienced in the previous two-week period.
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Baseline and 8 weeks
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Anne M Mejia-Downs, PT, MPH, University of Indianapolis
Publikationer og nyttige links
Generelle publikationer
- Connor KM, Davidson JR. Development of a new resilience scale: the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). Depress Anxiety. 2003;18(2):76-82. doi: 10.1002/da.10113.
- Carver CS, Scheier MF, Weintraub JK. Assessing coping strategies: a theoretically based approach. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1989 Feb;56(2):267-83. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.56.2.267.
- Tugade MM, Fredrickson BL. Resilient individuals use positive emotions to bounce back from negative emotional experiences. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2004 Feb;86(2):320-33. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.86.2.320.
- O'Leary VE, Ickovics JR. Resilience and thriving in response to challenge: an opportunity for a paradigm shift in women's health. Womens Health. 1995 Summer;1(2):121-42.
- Walsh JM, Feeney C, Hussey J, Donnellan C. Sources of stress and psychological morbidity among undergraduate physiotherapy students. Physiotherapy. 2010 Sep;96(3):206-12. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2010.01.005. Epub 2010 Apr 8.
- Jacob T, Itzchak EB, Raz O. Stress among healthcare students--a cross disciplinary perspective. Physiother Theory Pract. 2013 Jul;29(5):401-12. doi: 10.3109/09593985.2012.734011. Epub 2012 Oct 24.
- Steinhardt M, Dolbier C. Evaluation of a resilience intervention to enhance coping strategies and protective factors and decrease symptomatology. J Am Coll Health. 2008 Jan-Feb;56(4):445-53. doi: 10.3200/JACH.56.44.445-454.
- McAllister M, McKinnon J. The importance of teaching and learning resilience in the health disciplines: a critical review of the literature. Nurse Educ Today. 2009 May;29(4):371-9. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2008.10.011. Epub 2008 Dec 3.
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Datoer for studieregistrering
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Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
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Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
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Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
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Mere information
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- RARMUoHP063015
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