Effectiveness of the Fun For Wellness Online Behavioral Intervention to Promote Subjective Well-Being in Adults with Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas D. Myers ◽  
Isaac Prilleltensky ◽  
Adam McMahon ◽  
Seungmin Lee ◽  
Samantha Dietz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Behavioral Intervention ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Randomized Controlled

scholarly journals Effects of Hatha Yoga on caregivers of children and adolescents with cancer: a randomized controlled trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Lima Daleprane Bernardi ◽  
Maria Helena Costa Amorim ◽  
Luciane Bresciane Salaroli ◽  
Eliana Zandonade
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Hatha Yoga ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Anxiety State ◽  
Clinical Group ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Abstract Objective: To assess the effects of a Hatha Yoga intervention on anxiety, subjective well-being, and attention levels of caregivers of children and adolescents with cancer, admitted to a public hospital in the city of Vitória, state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was performed. Thirty-six volunteers were allocated to clinical (participated in 4 to 6 Hatha Yoga practices) or control groups and answered the questionnaires State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Subjective Well-Being Scale, and Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale before and after the intervention period. Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon nonparametric analyses were performed to compare the groups to each other and at different moments. Results: The individuals' moderate anxiety state decreased in the clinical (p = 0.001) and control (p = 0.014) groups so that while the control group continued to present moderate anxiety, the clinical group presented low anxiety after the intervention. Positive affects increased, and adverse effects decreased in the clinical group (p <0.05). There were no relevant changes in satisfaction with life and attention levels in the two groups (p> 0.05). Conclusion and implications for practice: Hatha Yoga is a useful tool for healthcare professionals and caregivers in short-term hospital care to reduce anxiety and improve subjective well-being.

scholarly journals Does Happiness Improve Health? Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 807-821 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kostadin Kushlev ◽  
Samantha J. Heintzelman ◽  
Lesley D. Lutes ◽  
Derrick Wirtz ◽  
Jacqueline M. Kanippayoor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Causal Effect ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance

Happier people are healthier, but does becoming happier lead to better health? In the current study, we deployed a comprehensive, 3-month positive psychological intervention as an experimental tool to examine the effects of increasing subjective well-being on physical health in a nonclinical population. In a 6-month randomized controlled trial with 155 community adults, we found effects of treatment on self-reported physical health—the number of days in the previous month that participants felt healthy or sick, as assessed by questions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Questionnaire. In a subsample of 100 participants, we also found evidence that improvements in subjective well-being over the course of the program predicted subsequent decreases in the number of sick days. Combining experimental and longitudinal methodologies, this work provides some evidence for a causal effect of subjective well-being on self-reported physical health.

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