Effects of a mindfulness-based intervention on psychological distress, well-being, and maternal self-efficacy in breast-feeding mothers: results of a pilot study

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josefa Perez-Blasco ◽  
Paz Viguer ◽  
Maria F. Rodrigo
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Well Being

scholarly journals Initial Development of the Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention Parental Self-Efficacy Scale: A Pilot Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Aaron Blocher-Rubin ◽  
Paige Krabill
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Behavioral Intervention ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention ◽  
Clinical Tool ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Intensive Behavioral Intervention ◽  
New Instrument

Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) is an effective treatment for children with autism. However, it is known that some parents struggle to fully implement the program, and providers are not always able to identify the specifics of each family’s individualized challenges. The purpose of this pilot study was to begin the process of developing a new instrument, the EIBI Parental Self-Efficacy (EPSE) Scale, to help providers better assess and assist parents in regard to EIBI implementation. The methodology included four phases: scale construction, expert review, pretest administration, and a large sample pilot study (N = 192). The final 29-item EPSE Scale contained strong reliability properties (Cronbach’s alpha = .900). Factor analysis established five subscales: Family Well-Being, Preparing for Successful Sessions, Team Participation, Not Giving Up, and Working with your Child. Following this pilot study, future research is recommended to refine and validate the EPSE Scale as a useful clinical tool for EIBI providers.

scholarly journals Validation of a Digital Support App to Assess Inflammatory Disease Activity and Mental Health Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs): A Pilot Investigation

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Kelly E. Tow ◽  
Claudia Rogge ◽  
Thomas Lee ◽  
Peter Caputi ◽  
Simon R. Knowles
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Disease Activity ◽  
Gold Standard ◽  
Patient Reported Outcomes ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Outpatient Setting ◽  
Mental Health Patient ◽  
Patient Reported

Background. Real-time collection of mental health and disease activity patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are essential to assist clinicians in delivering optimal holistic health care. The aim of this pilot study was to validate a digital support tool (DST) delivered via a tablet device in an outpatient setting to assess IBD activity and psychological distress.Methods. 48 individuals (26 females; average age: 40.04) with IBD completed the DST and a paper-based survey in a hospital IBD outpatient setting. PROs for disease activity and psychological distress (Kessler K10) were compared to paper-based gold-standard measures of disease activity (Partial Mayo Index or Harvey Bradshaw Index completed by the clinician) and psychological distress (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale; completed by the patient). Patient feedback regarding usability and acceptance of the DST was also collected.Results. DST patient-derived disease activity scores were significantly correlated with clinician assessment of disease activity (p<0.01). Patient DST-derived psychological well-being scores were also significantly correlated with the gold-standard measure of psychological distress (p<0.05). Patients found the DST to be easy to use and identified a willingness to follow through with the recommendations provided by the DST in relation to their psychological distress scores.Conclusions. The pilot study demonstrates the value in collecting disease activity and psychological distress PROs via a DST in an outpatient setting. Disease activity and psychological distress PROs were found to correlate significantly with gold standard measures. The findings provide preliminary support for the value of embedding digital technology into clinical care to promote patient engagement and optimal holistic healthcare.

scholarly journals A structural model of well-being, spontaneity and self-efficacy: Italian validation between adolescents and young adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucia Ronconi ◽  
Noemi Giannerini ◽  
Ines Testoni ◽  
Maria Zulian ◽  
Maria Silvia Guglielmin
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Separation From Parents

Abstract Introduction: The passage from adolescence to young adulthood introduces many challenges and chances aimed at promoting independence, financial self-sufficiency, assumption of responsibilities and separation from parents. Literature shows that in the continuum between these two phases of life, many factors intervene, producing significant differentiations. Methods: This study considered three dimensions - well-being, measured through the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM); spontaneity, measured through the Spontaneity Assessment Inventory-Revised (SAI-R); and self-efficacy, measured through the General Self-Efficacy scale (GSE). The study involved two groups of Italian participants: 495 adolescents, aged between 13 and 19 years, selected at a high school; and 368 young adults, aged between 18 and 30 years, recruited by snowball sampling. Results: Results of confirmatory factor analysis for each instrument in each group indicate the validity of the three instruments for both age groups. No significant differences were found between adolescents and young adults on total or subtotal scores of the CORE-OM, except for the risk factor. Conversely, the mean scores obtained with SAI-R and GSE were very different between adolescents and young adults. Conclusions: The results of path analysis show a significant mediation of spontaneity in the link between self-efficacy and all specific psychological distress domains for adolescents. Instead, there is a significant mediation of spontaneity between self-efficacy and all specific psychological distress domains except the risk domain for young adults.

scholarly journals The Good Life: Assessing the Relative Importance of Physical, Psychological, and Self-Efficacy Statuses on Quality of Well-Being in Osteoarthritis Patients

Arthritis ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Van Liew ◽  
Maya S. Santoro ◽  
Arielle K. Chalfant ◽  
Soujanya Gade ◽  
Danielle L. Casteel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Model Quality ◽  
Assessment Period ◽  
Physical Dysfunction

Background and Purpose. The purpose of the present study was to examine the interrelationships among physical dysfunction, self-efficacy, psychological distress, exercise, and quality of well-being for people with osteoarthritis. It was predicted that exercise would mediate the relationships between physical dysfunction, self-efficacy, psychological distress, and quality of well-being. Methods. Participants were 363 individuals with osteoarthritis who were 60 years of age or older. Data were collected from the baseline assessment period prior to participating in a social support and education intervention. A series of structural equation models was used to test the predicted relationships among the variables. Results. Exercise did not predict quality of well-being and was not related to self-efficacy or psychological distress; it was significantly related to physical dysfunction. When exercise was removed from the model, quality of life was significantly related to self-efficacy, physical dysfunction, and psychological distress. Conclusions. Engagement in exercise was directly related to physical functioning, but none of the other latent variables. Alternatively, treatment focused on self-efficacy and psychological distress might be the most effective way to improve quality of well-being.

Affective Responses to Acute Exercise in Elderly Impaired Males: The Moderating Effects of Self-Efficacy and Age

1995 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward McAuley ◽  
Shelly M. Shaffer ◽  
David Rudolph
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Acute Exercise ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Affective Responses ◽  
Upper Body ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Elderly Male ◽  
Personal Efficacy

The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationships between perceptions of personal efficacy and affective responsibility to acute exercise in elderly male in-patients and outpatients at a Veterans Administration Medical Center. Participants completed self-efficacy measures prior to and following upper body ergometry exercise. Multidimensional affect was assessed prior to and following activity and in-task affect was assessed by retrospective recall. A significant change in feelings of fatigue was revealed over time but exercise effects on affect were shown to be moderated by perceptions of efficacy and age. Specifically, more efficacious individuals reported significantly more positive well-being and less psychological distress during and following exercise. Older individuals were less efficacious and experienced more negative responses to exercise. Finally, participants who experienced less psychological distress and more positive well-being during activity were more efficacious post-exercise. The results are discussed with respect to the role played by self-efficacy and age in the generation of affective responses to exercise.

scholarly journals Perceived Outcomes of Spiritual Healing: Results from a Prospective Case Series

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Teut ◽  
Florian Besch ◽  
Claudia M. Witt ◽  
Barbara Stöckigt
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Spiritual Healing ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Perceived Outcomes

Background: The aims of this pilot study were to observe perceived outcomes of spiritual healing in Germany. Patients and Methods: In this prospective case study, we performed qualitative interviews with clients and healers about perceived outcomes of spiritual healing treatments. A directed qualitative content analysis was used. In addition, we applied questionnaires (WHOQOL-BREF, General Self-Efficacy Scale, Sense of Coherence 13, SpREUK-15, intensity of complaints on visual analogue scale) at baseline and after week 1, month 2 and month 6 which were analysed descriptively. Results: Seven healers and 7 clients participated, 42 interviews were analysed. In the interviews, the clients described positive body sensations, greater relaxation and well-being as short-term effects of healing treatments. Perceived longer-term effects were related to making significant life changes, creating new meanings, activating resources and improving social relationships. Patients in pain described a reduction of pain intensity. In the questionnaires, the clients reported improvements in quality of life and self-efficacy, to a smaller extent improvements of intensity of complaints and sense of coherence. Conclusion: The results from this pilot study could be useful to choose outcomes of future prospective studies with a larger sample: qualitative assessments combined with global and broad quantitative outcomes such as quality of life, self-efficacy and intensity of complaints could be applied.

Measuring the Psychological Impacts of Prison-Based Dog Training Programs and In-Prison Outcomes for Inmates

2019 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 224-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Flynn ◽  
Katie Massey Combs ◽  
Jaci Gandenberger ◽  
Philip Tedeschi ◽  
Kevin N. Morris
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
State Department ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Washington State ◽  
Prison Inmates ◽  
Dog Training ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
Washington State Department

As interest grows in programs that improve prison inmates’ behavior and psychosocial well-being, any such interventions must be rigorously examined and their underlying mechanisms for change must be understood. This pilot study examined the use of prison-based dog training programs across Washington State Department of Corrections facilities for their impacts on inmates’ infraction rates. The study also compared levels of empathy, self-efficacy, and anxiety between program participants and nonparticipants. Findings indicated that prison dog program participants’ infraction rates improved and that participants had lower levels of anxiety than nonparticipants.

scholarly journals Tailored Sailing Experience to Reduce Psychological Distress and Improve the Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Survivors: A Survey-Based Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Mirandola ◽  
Giovanna Franchi ◽  
Alice Maruelli ◽  
Manuela Vinci ◽  
Maria Grazia Muraca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sporting Activities

Background: Growing evidence indicates that physical/sporting activities may improve the health outcomes and quality of life (QoL) of breast cancer (BC) survivors. Since recent reports have suggested that sailing can improve the psychophysical well-being and QoL of people with disabilities, this pilot study evaluated the effectiveness of a tailored sailing experience on the QoL and psychological distress (PD) of BC survivors. Methods: A group of 19 breast cancer survivors, who were attending the Cancer Rehabilitation Center in Florence, were invited to participate in a sailing school and completed a survey based on a structured online questionnaire assessing QoL and PD both on departure (baseline) and one week after returning (follow-up). The survey comprised a first part (i.e., sociodemographic characteristics and the practice of physical/sporting activities at baseline; sailing experience satisfaction at follow-up) and a second part (i.e., Short Form-12 (SF-12), State/Trait-Anxiety Inventory form Y (STAI-Y), distress thermometer questionnaires). A paired Student’s t-test was used to compare the baseline versus follow-up QoL and PD scores. Results: A statistically significant improvement in SF-12 mental component scores and a reduction in both STAI-Y state/trait components and distress thermometer scores were found after the sailing experience. Conclusions: We conclude that sailing practice could be a feasible intervention to increase the psychophysical well-being of BC survivors.

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