Peer-led Group Intervention for Coping With Disaster

The present project partners with leading faith communities in Houston to provide expert-led educational workshops to a diverse sample of adults on normative and concerning response to disaster. Secondly implementing peer-led interventions where a trained adult leads others through an evidence-based manualized intervention. Lastly, identifying and referring individuals who require more intensive services to a higher level of care.

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Key information

Conditions

Anxiety Disorder Anger Anxiety Disorders Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Depression Depressive Disorder Depressive Symptoms Mental Disorders Mood Disorders PTSD Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Traumatic Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Baylor College of Medicine: Jamail Specialty Care Center

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

About this study

Approximately 20% of individuals have significant behavioral health concerns. Exposure to a disaster like Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath often exacerbates pre-existing issues and/or brings new issues, with post-traumatic stress presenting in manners such as anxiety, depression, conduct issues and/or somatic issues. Approaches are needed that educate community members about both normative and concerning responses to disaster focused on coping skills development. A particular approach, peer-led intervention groups have been shown effective at delivering these types of intervention. Brief, psycho-educational peer-led programs have shown effectiveness in a variety of forums including helping promote adjustment among those who have experienced trauma. There will be six group sessions every two weeks. Sessions will include how to teach appropriate coping techniques to respond to the distress, confronting distressing memories related to the disaster, and emotion regulation techniques. After the group sessions end, individuals who require a more intensive service will be referred to a higher level of care.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

18 years and older and English speaking.

Exclusion criteria

Individuals under the age of 18 and non-English speaking and participants who do not wish to participate in this study.

Treatment and study plan

Cognitive behavioral therapy

Behavioral

The form of treatment will involve 6 group sessions every two weeks about an hour each. Sessions consist of teaching a different coping technique in each session to help cope with disaster or other events.

Other names: Skills for Psychological Recovery, CBT

Primary outcomes

PTSD Symptom Scale - Adult

Time frame: Post-treatment, which is 12 weeks after baseline.

The PTSD Symptom Scale - Self Report is a 17-item, Likert-scale, self-report questionnaire designed to assess the symptoms of PTSD according to DSM-IV. Each of the 17 items is rated on a scale from 0 to 3, with total score ranging from 0 to 51 by adding them up.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Baylor College of Medicine

Other

Collaborators

American National Red Cross

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2019
Primary completion: 2019
Study completion: 2019
First posted: Apr 9, 2019
Registry last updated: May 27, 2020

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