Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
11 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2020-05-27
2020-08-02
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The current COVID-19 pandemic presents the potential for trauma or significant life upheaval for nearly all members of the community and the world at large. Parents of children who are at home face unique challenges during this time. Social distancing guidelines, shelter in place protocols, school and business closures, travel restrictions, high levels of job loss, loss of childcare, and the looming threat of illness have disrupted daily routines, family life, and significantly altered life plans for many. Parents and caregivers who have unexpectedly lost childcare, are having to adjust to home schooling arrangements, and/or are having to end to heightened emotional needs in their children may experience this time as particularly difficult.
Resilience is the capacity for individuals to adapt and recover in the face of trauma, adversity, or significant sources of stress. The current collective reality magnifies the need for accessible, low-cost, effective interventions to help people cultivate resilience and other dimensions of psychological well-being.
In this study, the investigators seek to further the work the research team began in 2016 with a 4-week, virtually-delivered expressive writing intervention designed to support parents in cultivating personal resilience and emotional wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Conditions
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Study Design
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NA
SINGLE_GROUP
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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Expressive writing
The 4-week study intervention will invite participants through a progression of expressive writing exercises designed to support emotional expression and enhance personal resilience. Weekly instruction writing sessions will be conducted via Zoom. The sessions will not be recorded, but participants who cannot attend the sessions live (or prefer not to, for any reason) will receive each week's instructions and prompts via email.
The progression of writing exercises flows as follows:
* Week 1: Writing to expressive difficult emotions
* Week 2: Writing to cultivate compassion \& forgiveness
* Week 3: Writing to nurture positive emotions
* Week 4: Writing to invite insight, perspective, \& growth
Expressive writing
The 4-week study intervention will invite participants through a progression of expressive writing exercises designed to support emotional expression and enhance personal resilience. Weekly instruction writing sessions will be conducted via Zoom. The sessions will not be recorded, but participants who cannot attend the sessions live (or prefer not to, for any reason) will receive each week's instructions and prompts via email.
The progression of writing exercises flows as follows:
* Week 1: Writing to expressive difficult emotions
* Week 2: Writing to cultivate compassion \& forgiveness
* Week 3: Writing to nurture positive emotions
* Week 4: Writing to invite insight, perspective, \& growth
Interventions
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Expressive writing
The 4-week study intervention will invite participants through a progression of expressive writing exercises designed to support emotional expression and enhance personal resilience. Weekly instruction writing sessions will be conducted via Zoom. The sessions will not be recorded, but participants who cannot attend the sessions live (or prefer not to, for any reason) will receive each week's instructions and prompts via email.
The progression of writing exercises flows as follows:
* Week 1: Writing to expressive difficult emotions
* Week 2: Writing to cultivate compassion \& forgiveness
* Week 3: Writing to nurture positive emotions
* Week 4: Writing to invite insight, perspective, \& growth
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Able to speak, read, write, and understand English
* Cognitively able to provide consent
* Ability to participate in a 4-week intervention delivered via Zoom and email
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Duke University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Oliver Glass, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Duke University
Locations
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Duke Integrative Medicine
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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Pro00105586
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id