About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
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
Disqualifiers
N/A
Trial design
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Health and resiliency programming
BehavioralStudents will engage in resilience programming as part of their regular coursework including mindfulness training, lifestyle medicine interventions, and creating a coping plan.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Health Promoting Lifestyle II (Walker, Sechrist, & Pender, 1987)
This questionnaire contains 52 statements about respondents' present way of life or personal habits. Respondents are asked to respond to each item as accurately as possible on a 4-point Likert scale (never, sometimes, often, routinely). Example items include "Inspect my body at least monthly for physical changes/danger signs".
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1989)
Include a list of 10 statements dealing with general feelings about oneself. Respondents are asked to indicate how strongly they agree or disagree with each statement on a 4-point Likert scale (strongly agree, agree, disagree, strongly disagree). An example item is "I am able to do things as well as most other people."
State Adult Attachment Measure (Gillath et al., 2009)
Contains 21 statements concerning how the respondent feels right now in their relationship with others and self. Respondents indicate how much they agree or disagree with the statement as it reflects their current feelings on a 7-point sliding scale with 7 indicating 'agree strongly'. An example statement is "I wish someone close could see me now."
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9; Kroenke et al., 2001)
Asks respondents to indicate how often they have been bothered by any of the following nine problems listed, over the last 2 weeks. Respondents use a 4-point Likert scale (not at all, several days, more than half the days, nearly everyday). An example statement is "Poor appetite or overeating."
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