An interventional study of brief mindfulness based intervention and Progressive muscle relaxation in Stress, Psychological, sponsored by Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University. Completed at 1 site in Saudi Arabia. Open to participants aged 22 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-12-10.
Sponsored by Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
our aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual brief mindfulness based interventions on psychological wellbeing, resiliency, and anxiety of frontline HCP to cope for (COVID19) stressors
Our specific objectives are: To measure frontline HCP's level of anxiety, resilience, and how mindfulness based interventions affect anxiety and psychological resilience of HCP.
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This arm will receive mindfulness audios (randomized and double blinded)
Behavioral: brief mindfulness based intervention
This arm will receive progressive muscle relaxation audios (randomized and double blinded)
Behavioral: Progressive muscle relaxation
The 20 minute daily mindfulness sessions for 2 weeks consist of the following guided meditation practices: 1. Bring your attention to a primary object of focus 2. Maintain a moment-moment awareness 3. When your mind naturally drifts into thinking (mind wandering); just notice you are thinking, and then bring your attention back to your object of focus 4. When a strong sensation arises, again, notice the sensation or emotion and return to your breath. 5. As you gain confidence, you may practice maintaining this focus while observing thoughts flowing through your mind or sensations in your body while showing no concern for the content 6. You may even label your thoughts 7. Thank yourself for your efforts and for taking this time.
Control group: Control group will be given an mp3 audio recording of a 20-minutes of progressive muscle relaxation will be sent directly as SMS messages and emails to be heard by the participants through their personal device of their choice, such as a smart phone.
reduction of anxiety symptom severity
assessed using the (state trait anxiety-7 Item Scale); ranged from 10-40, higher score indicate more anxiety
Time frame: 14 days
change in the level of psychological resilience
assessed using the (Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC)); score from 0-40, higher scores indicate more resilience
Time frame: 14 days
mental wellbeing
assessed by World Health Organization wellbeing scale; changed to percent score, the higher the better.
Time frame: 14days
and functional status
12-Item Short Form survey
Time frame: 14 days
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