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NCT Number: NCT05956756

Resilience Programming for Occupational Therapy Students

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.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Loma Linda Universtiy

Loma Linda, California, 92350, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Dragana Krpalek, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

909-558-4628

Dragana Krpalek, PhD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

About this study

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

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

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

Treatment and study plan

Health and resiliency programming

Behavioral

Students will engage in resilience programming as part of their regular coursework including mindfulness training, lifestyle medicine interventions, and creating a coping plan.

Primary outcomes

  1. Health Promoting Lifestyle II (Walker, Sechrist, & Pender, 1987)

    Time frame: Three years

    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".

  2. Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1989)

    Time frame: Three years

    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."

  3. State Adult Attachment Measure (Gillath et al., 2009)

    Time frame: Three years

    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."

  4. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9; Kroenke et al., 2001)

    Time frame: Three years

    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."

  5. General Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7; Williams, 2014)

    Time frame: Three years

    Asks respondents to indicate how often they have been bothered by any of the following seven 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 problem is "Not being able to stop or control worrying."

  6. 15-Facet mindfulness questionnaire (Baer et al., 2008)

    Time frame: Three years

    Contains 15-items related to mindfulness. Respondents rate how much they agree with each item on a 5-point Likert scale (very often or always, often true, sometimes true, rarely true, very rarely true). An example item is "When I have distressing thoughts or images I just notice them and let them go."

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Dragana Krpalek, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

9095584628 ext. 41340

Heather Javaherian, OTD

CONTACT

[email protected]

9095584628

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Loma Linda University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effectiveness of Health and Resilience Programming for Occupational Therapy Students

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2029
Study completion
2029
First posted
Jul 21, 2023
Registry last updated
Feb 6, 2026

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