Three Good Things (3GT) - Intervention for Transitional Care Patients

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Researchers are doing this research study to learn how the Three Good Things (3GT) Positive Psychology journaling activity affects symptoms of stress, depression, resilience, and happiness.

Detailed Description
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The purpose of this study is to measure, rank and categorize the subject sample of depression, stress, resilience and happiness scores using quantitative surveys. This research aims to learn how a Three Good Things (3GT) journaling activity affects a subject's symptoms of stress, depression, resilience and happiness. The data will allow the project team to gain an in-depth understanding of the impact of the use of resilience strategies from a hospitalized patient's perspective. The project aims to review if there is a correlation between stress, depression, resiliency, and happiness scores to the use of Positive Psychology.

Official Title
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Three Good Things (3GT) - Intervention for Transitional Care Patients at the Mayo Clinic Bloomer Critical Access Hospital

Conditions
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Positive Thinking, Psychology, Positive, Resilience, Psychological

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Three Good Things (3GT) Positive Psychology journaling activity


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Individuals ≥ 18 years of age. Current inpatient at the Mayo Clinic Health System Bloomer Hospital, Bloomer, Wisconsin (a Swing Bed Hospital as defined by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)). Able to speak English. Able to answer questionnaires. Exclusion Criteria: Individuals < 18 years of age. Patient unwilling or unable to provide consent to participate in this research study. Patient under guardianship. As determined through self-report, patient in active psychosis, active suicidal ideation, active substance abuse meeting criteria for substance use disorders except for nicotine (the exception is patients with a history of substance abuse that have been in remission for at least one full year). Patient diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, active panic disorder with agoraphobia or other phobic disorder, active Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or active severe personality disorders. Patient with previous participation in this study.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: 3GT journaling group<br>Subjects will participate in the Three Good Things (3GT) Positive Psychology journaling activity daily for six weeks. | Behavioral: Three Good Things (3GT) Positive Psychology journaling activity<br>* Evening journaling activity each day to reflect on three good things that the subject has noticed about their day's events.<br>|
| No Intervention: Non-journaling group<br>Subjects will not participate in the evening journal activity. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Perceived Stress | Change in subject perceived stress measured using the self-reported perceived stress scale (PSS). A 10-item questionnaire assessing individuals' appraisal of stress using a scale of 0=never, 4=very often. | Baseline, 6 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Subjective Depression | Change in subject depression measured using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale-Revised (CESD-R-10). | Baseline, 6 weeks | 
| Subjective Happiness | Change in subject happiness measured using the self-reported subjective happiness scale (SHS). A 4-item scale of global subjective happiness. Two items ask respondents to characterize themselves using both absolute ratings and ratings relative to peers, whereas the other two items offer brief descriptions of happy and unhappy individuals and ask respondents the extent to which each characterization describes them. | Baseline, 6 weeks | 
| Subjective Resilience | Change in subject resiliency scores measured by the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC 2) | Baseline, 6 weeks |