The Impact of Heartfulness Self-Care Program on Anxiety, Satisfaction With Life, and Loneliness Levels in Students and Staff in High Schools.

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This quantitative study assesses the baseline anxiety, satisfaction with life, and loneliness scores in students and staff in a global study. Assessments at baseline will include the GAD, SWLS, and UCLA loneliness scale, and the same questionnaires were collected in Week 4 and Week 8. The Google form questionnaire will ask the high schoolers and staff for their email address and their parent's email address (if they are under 18). The form will also include a question eliciting interest in participation in the 4-weeks Heartfulness program. The program will include tools that promote a heart-based nurturing environment focusing on relaxation, positivity, and developing growth mindsets.

Detailed Description
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The specific aim of this study is to assess changes in scores measuring symptoms of anxiety using GAD-7 (and GAD-Child), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS and SWLS-C), and UCLA Loneliness Scale (Version 3).

Official Title
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The Impact of Heartfulness Self-Care Program on Anxiety, Satisfaction With Life, and Loneliness Levels in Students and Staff in High Schools.

Conditions
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Loneliness, Anxiety, Satisfaction With Life

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Self-Care Program through Heartfulness


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: High School Students (grades 9-12) and Staff, aged 14 and above, and willing to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: Non-English speaking high school students and staff and those with mental health diagnoses such as Major Depressive Disorder and Anxiety disorders.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 14 Years
Maximum Age: 80 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Heartfulness Group<br>Participants were asked to practice relaxation tools for 15 minutes a day using the calendar and HeartBot app, and participate in once a weekly webinar for 30 minutes during the four weeks. The GAD, SWLS, and UCLA Loneliness scale was recorded prior to the start of the study, at the end of the program at Week 4, and after the duration of 4 weeks at Week 8. The score was reviewed to see the changes in anxiety, satisfaction with life, and loneliness scale. | Behavioral: Self-Care Program through Heartfulness<br>* A four-week Self-Care program through Heartfulness will be offered to participants in the Heartfulness group. This would include a daily practice of relaxation tools for 15 minutes a day using an app and once a weekly webinar for 30 minutes. Guided relaxation and meditation sessions will be offered to the participants during the intervention weeks. These virtual sessions were conducted by Heartfulness Champions and certified trainers from Heartfulness Institute.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control Group<br>The control group had no change in their daily routines. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Assess the current level of Anxiety | To assess the current level of anxiety in high school students and staff through GAD Scale. | Week 0 | 
| Changes level of Anxiety | To assess the beneficial impact of Heartfulness program on anxiety in high school students and staff. | Week 4 and Week 8 | 
| Assess the current level of Satisfaction with Life | To assess the current level of satisfaction with life in high school students and staff through SWLS Scale. | Week 0 | 
| Changes level of Satisfaction with Life | To assess the beneficial impact of Heartfulness program on satisfaction with life in high school students and staff. | Week 4 and Week 8 | 
| Assess the current level of Loneliness | To assess the current level of loneliness in high school students and staff through UCLA loneliness scale. | Week 0 | 
| Changes in Loneliness levels | To assess the beneficial impact of Heartfulness program on loneliness in high school students and staff. | Week 4 and Week 8 |