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Okado Y, De Pace D, Ewing E, Rowley C. Brief Relaxation Training for the Prevention of Stress-Related Difficulties: A Pilot Study. INTERNATIONAL QUARTERLY OF COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION 2019; 40:193-200. [PMID: 31483743 DOI: 10.1177/0272684x19873787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
The present study piloted a brief, single-session behavioral intervention to prevent stress-related illnesses in college students. Participants were recruited at a large public university ( N = 213). A total of 132 participants completed in-person research sessions and were randomly assigned to one of three conditions (two control and one intervention), and another 81 participants completed measures online (online control) without any face-to-face contact. The intervention consisted of brief, one-on-one diaphragmatic breathing training, delivered by trained research assistants. Data were collected at baseline and 2-week follow-up. Participants receiving the intervention provided positive ratings of intervention acceptability and reported utilizing diaphragmatic breathing during the 2-week period. They also reported significant improvements in perceived stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. When compared with the control conditions, however, the Intervention condition produced superior improvement in depressive symptoms only. Results suggest that diaphragmatic breathing training can be offered by trained peers to college students to help reduce stress-related symptoms.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yuko Okado
- California State University, Fullerton, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA
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Coakley R, Wihak T, Kossowsky J, Iversen C, Donado C. The Comfort Ability Pain Management Workshop: A Preliminary, Nonrandomized Investigation of a Brief, Cognitive, Biobehavioral, and Parent Training Intervention for Pediatric Chronic Pain. J Pediatr Psychol 2017; 43:252-265. [DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsx112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Rachael Coakley
- Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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- Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital
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- Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital
- Department of Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, University of Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital
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- Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital
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