Clinical trial NCT05956756: Resilience Programming for Occupational Therapy Students
Official title: Effectiveness of Health and Resilience Programming for Occupational Therapy Students
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Health and Wellbeing of Occupational Therapy Students
Lead sponsor: Loma Linda University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-07-21
Enrollment: 130
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: This study will utilize a quasi-experimental design to explore the effectiveness of health and resilience programming for occupational therapy students while they are enrolled in the program. Pre and post data will be gathered through questionnaires. Additionally, qualitative data will be obtained from student discussion board posts/assignments, interviews or focus groups will be used to supplement the quantitative data.
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to explore the effectiveness of integrated health and resiliency programs into the Entry-Level Doctor of Occupational therapy curriculum.

The objectives are to:

1. Determine if students perceive health and resiliency programming as beneficial for their health and well-being
2. Determine if students' lifestyle behaviors, self-esteem, attachment security, and mindfulness improve with health and resiliency programming
3. Determine if students' symptoms of depression and anxiety reduce after participating in health and resiliency programs

Students will engage in resilience programming as part of their regular coursework and be invited to complete pre and post assessments to test the effectiveness of programming.

Detailed description: University students are experiencing more challenges with anxiety, depression, and mental health. Health and resiliency programs embedded into the 3-year course curriculum may improve student health and wellness.

This study will utilize a quasi-experimental design to explore the effectiveness of health and resilience programming for occupational therapy students while they are enrolled in the program. Pre and post data will be gathered through questionnaires. Additionally, qualitative data will be obtained from student discussion board posts/assignments, interviews or focus groups will be used to supplement the quantitative data.

The purpose of this study is to explore the effectiveness of integrated health and resiliency programs into the Entry-Level Doctor of Occupational Therapy curriculum.

Objectives:

Determine if students perceive health and resiliency programming as beneficial for their health and well-being

Determine if students' lifestyle behaviors, self-esteem, attachment security, and mindfulness improve with health and resiliency programming

Determine if students' symptoms of depression and anxiety reduce after participating in health and resiliency programs

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* students enrolled in the Entry Level Doctor of Occupational Therapy program at Loma Linda University
* Enrolled during June 2023 to June 2029
* Between 18-65 years of age
* Of any gender
* Of any ethnic background

Exclusion Criteria:

* N/A

Primary outcomes:
measure: Health Promoting Lifestyle II (Walker, Sechrist, & Pender, 1987)
timeFrame: Three years
measure: Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1989)
timeFrame: Three years
measure: State Adult Attachment Measure (Gillath et al., 2009)
timeFrame: Three years
measure: Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9; Kroenke et al., 2001)
timeFrame: Three years
measure: General Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7; Williams, 2014)
timeFrame: Three years
measure: 15-Facet mindfulness questionnaire (Baer et al., 2008)
timeFrame: Three years
Secondary outcomes:
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Locations:
city: Loma Linda
country: United States
facility: Loma Linda Universtiy
state: California
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