The document discusses a pilot randomized clinical trial of an intervention called "Recovering Together" that aimed to improve long-term psychological outcomes for intensive care unit (ICU) patients and their caregivers. The intervention involved six sessions with a clinical psychologist for patients and their main caregivers after being discharged from the ICU. While results were mixed, patients who received the intervention had stable PTSD scores over time compared to increased scores for controls. The intervention shows promise but would need to be tested in larger, more diverse populations and settings to determine effectiveness for reducing post-intensive care syndrome.
Abstract
Background: Across the country, nursing students are experiencing alarming amounts of stress. While stress is a common phenomenon, it has been shown to negatively impact nursing student performance and general health. One solution to this issue is mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). Reported effects of MBSR include stress reduction; mindfulness; improvements in self-esteem; increase in general health; a decrease in anxiety; and an increase in empathy. Because MBSR is not widely included in nursing curricula, students are not learning stress reduction techniques needed to manage daily stress. Purpose: To address this gap, a DNP project was implemented at a university site. The project’s purpose was two-fold: To increase the knowledge of faculty and to provide educational resources for students. Methods: A toolkit was developed that included a Power Point presentation for faculty; a copy of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS); and handouts on stress and MBSR techniques for students. Thirty-four faculty in an online family nurse practitioner program were offered the toolkit at one university in California; five faculty participated and completed the surveys. Results: Valuable data was obtained on the effectiveness of the presentation on faculty knowledge, perception, acceptance, and willingness to use the resources provided. Conclusion: When provided with a toolkit on stress and MBSR techniques, faculty became more aware of the significance of stress and stated they were willing to utilize the resources provided in future online classes.
Perceived Stress among Medical Students: Prevalence, Source and Severity_Crim...CrimsonpublishersPPrs
Perceived Stress among Medical Students: Prevalence, Source and Severity by Samina Rafiquea in Psychology and Psychotherapy: Research Study: Journal of Psychology
The Meaningful Assessment of Therapy OutcomesIncorporating .docxcherry686017
The Meaningful Assessment of Therapy Outcomes:
Incorporating a Qualitative Study Into a Randomized Controlled Trial
Evaluating the Treatment of Adolescent Depression
Nick Midgley
University College London and Anna Freud Centre, London,
United Kingdom
Flavia Ansaldo
Southwark Targeted Services—CAMHS, London,
United Kingdom
Mary Target
University College London
For many years, there have been heated debates about the best way to evaluate the efficacy and
effectiveness of psychological therapies. On the one hand, there are those who argue that the randomized
controlled trial (RCT) is the only reliable and scientifically credible way to assess psychological
interventions. On the other hand, there are those who have argued that psychological therapies cannot be
meaningfully assessed using a methodology developed to evaluate the impact of drug treatments, and that
the findings of RCTs lack “external validity” and are difficult to translate into routine clinical practice.
In this article, we advocate the use of mixed-method research designs for RCTs, combining the rigor of
quantitative data about patterns of change with the phenomenological contextualized insights that can be
derived from qualitative data. We argue that such an approach is especially important if we wish to
understand more fully the impact of therapeutic interventions within complex clinical settings. To
illustrate the value of a mixed-method approach, we describe a study currently underway in the United
Kingdom, in which a qualitative study (IMPACT-My Experience [IMPACT-ME]) has been “nested”
within an RCT (the Improving Mood With Psychoanalytic and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy [IMPACT]
study) designed to evaluate the effectiveness of psychological therapies in the treatment of adolescent
depression. We argue that such a mixed-methods approach can help us to evaluate the effectiveness of
psychological therapies and support the real-world implementation of our findings within increasingly
complex and multidisciplinary clinical contexts.
Keywords: adolescent depression, randomized controlled trials (RCTs), qualitative research, mixed-
methods design, outcome research
For many years, there have been heated debates about the best
way to evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of psychological
therapies. On the one hand, there are those who argue that the
randomized controlled trial (RCT) (and meta-analyses of such
trials) is the only reliable and scientifically credible way to assess
psychological interventions. The RCT has long been considered
the “gold standard” approach, placed at the top of the “hierarchy of
evidence” and given almost exclusive credence by bodies such as
the Cochrane Collaboration and guideline developers such as the
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). On
the other hand, there are those who have argued that psychological
therapies cannot be meaningfully assessed using a methodology
developed to evaluate the impact of drug treatme ...
1) The KORU program is a 4-week mindfulness and meditation program adapted for university students to help reduce stress, anxiety, and improve mental health and well-being.
2) A trial of the KORU program at McMaster University involved 205 students and found statistically significant improvements in perceived stress, mindfulness, and psychological distress from pre to post and at 1-month and 3-month follow ups.
3) Students reported high satisfaction rates with the program and intended to continue mindfulness practice after completing KORU.
Outcomes of Online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Patients With Residual Depressive SymptomsA Randomized Clinical Trial
Zindel V. Segal, PhD1; Sona Dimidjian, PhD2; Arne Beck, PhD3; et alJennifer M. Boggs, PhD3; Rachel Vanderkruik, MA2; Christina A. Metcalf, MA2; Robert Gallop, PhD4; Jennifer N. Felder, PhD5; Joseph Levy, BA2
Author Affiliations
JAMA Psychiatry. Published online January 29, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.4693
Significance for fasd
Methodological Issues and Challenges in eHealth Research Panel [Aud 900 P...Gunther Eysenbach
This document summarizes a panel discussion on methodological issues and ethical challenges in e-health research. The panel discussed key issues like sampling biases in internet studies, ethical concerns around privacy and informed consent in online research, and challenges assessing the reliability and validity of measures administered online. Specific studies on online psychoeducation, a bipolar disorder program, and youth mental health education were also briefly described to illustrate these methodological considerations.
The document discusses a study that examined the relationship between mindfulness and test anxiety among senior high school students. It found that the students reported a moderate level of mindfulness overall as well as in specific facets like observing, describing, and non-judging. It also found that through practicing mindfulness, the students reported a low level of test anxiety, contrasting with prior high levels of anxiety. The study aims to provide a basis for strengthening mindfulness programs in schools to help reduce students' test anxiety.
The document discusses a pilot randomized clinical trial of an intervention called "Recovering Together" that aimed to improve long-term psychological outcomes for intensive care unit (ICU) patients and their caregivers. The intervention involved six sessions with a clinical psychologist for patients and their main caregivers after being discharged from the ICU. While results were mixed, patients who received the intervention had stable PTSD scores over time compared to increased scores for controls. The intervention shows promise but would need to be tested in larger, more diverse populations and settings to determine effectiveness for reducing post-intensive care syndrome.
Abstract
Background: Across the country, nursing students are experiencing alarming amounts of stress. While stress is a common phenomenon, it has been shown to negatively impact nursing student performance and general health. One solution to this issue is mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). Reported effects of MBSR include stress reduction; mindfulness; improvements in self-esteem; increase in general health; a decrease in anxiety; and an increase in empathy. Because MBSR is not widely included in nursing curricula, students are not learning stress reduction techniques needed to manage daily stress. Purpose: To address this gap, a DNP project was implemented at a university site. The project’s purpose was two-fold: To increase the knowledge of faculty and to provide educational resources for students. Methods: A toolkit was developed that included a Power Point presentation for faculty; a copy of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS); and handouts on stress and MBSR techniques for students. Thirty-four faculty in an online family nurse practitioner program were offered the toolkit at one university in California; five faculty participated and completed the surveys. Results: Valuable data was obtained on the effectiveness of the presentation on faculty knowledge, perception, acceptance, and willingness to use the resources provided. Conclusion: When provided with a toolkit on stress and MBSR techniques, faculty became more aware of the significance of stress and stated they were willing to utilize the resources provided in future online classes.
Perceived Stress among Medical Students: Prevalence, Source and Severity_Crim...CrimsonpublishersPPrs
Perceived Stress among Medical Students: Prevalence, Source and Severity by Samina Rafiquea in Psychology and Psychotherapy: Research Study: Journal of Psychology
The Meaningful Assessment of Therapy OutcomesIncorporating .docxcherry686017
The Meaningful Assessment of Therapy Outcomes:
Incorporating a Qualitative Study Into a Randomized Controlled Trial
Evaluating the Treatment of Adolescent Depression
Nick Midgley
University College London and Anna Freud Centre, London,
United Kingdom
Flavia Ansaldo
Southwark Targeted Services—CAMHS, London,
United Kingdom
Mary Target
University College London
For many years, there have been heated debates about the best way to evaluate the efficacy and
effectiveness of psychological therapies. On the one hand, there are those who argue that the randomized
controlled trial (RCT) is the only reliable and scientifically credible way to assess psychological
interventions. On the other hand, there are those who have argued that psychological therapies cannot be
meaningfully assessed using a methodology developed to evaluate the impact of drug treatments, and that
the findings of RCTs lack “external validity” and are difficult to translate into routine clinical practice.
In this article, we advocate the use of mixed-method research designs for RCTs, combining the rigor of
quantitative data about patterns of change with the phenomenological contextualized insights that can be
derived from qualitative data. We argue that such an approach is especially important if we wish to
understand more fully the impact of therapeutic interventions within complex clinical settings. To
illustrate the value of a mixed-method approach, we describe a study currently underway in the United
Kingdom, in which a qualitative study (IMPACT-My Experience [IMPACT-ME]) has been “nested”
within an RCT (the Improving Mood With Psychoanalytic and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy [IMPACT]
study) designed to evaluate the effectiveness of psychological therapies in the treatment of adolescent
depression. We argue that such a mixed-methods approach can help us to evaluate the effectiveness of
psychological therapies and support the real-world implementation of our findings within increasingly
complex and multidisciplinary clinical contexts.
Keywords: adolescent depression, randomized controlled trials (RCTs), qualitative research, mixed-
methods design, outcome research
For many years, there have been heated debates about the best
way to evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of psychological
therapies. On the one hand, there are those who argue that the
randomized controlled trial (RCT) (and meta-analyses of such
trials) is the only reliable and scientifically credible way to assess
psychological interventions. The RCT has long been considered
the “gold standard” approach, placed at the top of the “hierarchy of
evidence” and given almost exclusive credence by bodies such as
the Cochrane Collaboration and guideline developers such as the
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). On
the other hand, there are those who have argued that psychological
therapies cannot be meaningfully assessed using a methodology
developed to evaluate the impact of drug treatme ...
1) The KORU program is a 4-week mindfulness and meditation program adapted for university students to help reduce stress, anxiety, and improve mental health and well-being.
2) A trial of the KORU program at McMaster University involved 205 students and found statistically significant improvements in perceived stress, mindfulness, and psychological distress from pre to post and at 1-month and 3-month follow ups.
3) Students reported high satisfaction rates with the program and intended to continue mindfulness practice after completing KORU.
Outcomes of Online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Patients With Residual Depressive SymptomsA Randomized Clinical Trial
Zindel V. Segal, PhD1; Sona Dimidjian, PhD2; Arne Beck, PhD3; et alJennifer M. Boggs, PhD3; Rachel Vanderkruik, MA2; Christina A. Metcalf, MA2; Robert Gallop, PhD4; Jennifer N. Felder, PhD5; Joseph Levy, BA2
Author Affiliations
JAMA Psychiatry. Published online January 29, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.4693
Significance for fasd
Methodological Issues and Challenges in eHealth Research Panel [Aud 900 P...Gunther Eysenbach
This document summarizes a panel discussion on methodological issues and ethical challenges in e-health research. The panel discussed key issues like sampling biases in internet studies, ethical concerns around privacy and informed consent in online research, and challenges assessing the reliability and validity of measures administered online. Specific studies on online psychoeducation, a bipolar disorder program, and youth mental health education were also briefly described to illustrate these methodological considerations.
The document discusses a study that examined the relationship between mindfulness and test anxiety among senior high school students. It found that the students reported a moderate level of mindfulness overall as well as in specific facets like observing, describing, and non-judging. It also found that through practicing mindfulness, the students reported a low level of test anxiety, contrasting with prior high levels of anxiety. The study aims to provide a basis for strengthening mindfulness programs in schools to help reduce students' test anxiety.
Implementing psychosocial care into routine practice: making it easyCancer Institute NSW
1. This document discusses implementing a clinical pathway for screening and managing anxiety and depression in cancer patients. It outlines barriers to implementation and strategies to address them.
2. A key barrier is that screening alone does not improve outcomes; a clear clinical pathway and institutional support are needed. The pathway was developed through stakeholder consultation and specifies screening, assessment, referral, and treatment steps.
3. Barriers to implementing the pathway include lack of resources, responsibility issues, staff and patient reluctance. The proposed study will test intensive versus basic strategies to promote pathway uptake, including online training, automated screening/referral systems, and patient/staff educational resources. The goal is to improve psychosocial outcomes for cancer patients.
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GCU NRS-490Yeni Hernandez
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Title
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Grand Canyon University: course prefix and number
Date
December 9, 2018
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This paper discusses the unprecedented complexities and issues related to dementia and particularly people living with dementia (PWD) and research in the field utilizing the quantitative measures to understand the severity of the symptoms as stipulated by Pan et al. (2013) of 51 patients with vascular dementia. The primary focus of the study is based on the demographics of old or aging populations who have been outlined as people at higher risks and prevalence of vascular and dementia complexities.
Problem/Patient Population
The research analysis presents the aging population as the primary population considering that dementia affects people in their senior years. The severities of the behavioral and psychological symptoms consistent with vascular dementia are outlined based on the metrics set through quantitative measures for 51 patients in three environments, diurnal, evening and nocturnal events. Considering that dementia dimension is mainly characterized by amnesia and memory loss the conflict in concern with this population, especially with the old or aging population, is presented through the effective delivery of care to and achieveing better patient outcomes for the PWD. patients. It is critical to note that dementia reduces the functionalities of the patients, thereby increasing the risks of other issues includingsuch as becoming unfit due to lack of exercise. among other concerns.
Intervention
For this particular group of patients, the intervention is solely based on improving outcomes and maintaining a comfortable lifestyle for the outlined patients at risks (Hughes & Common, 2015). The intervention is based on a combination of two aspects:; exercise and medication. By iIntegrating a routine exercises plan to for patients with dementia, it has been shown that exercise can to improve memory loss symptoms as well as keep improving the patient fitness. It has been shown that rRegular exercise results in an improvements of brain functions in two ways; both indirect methods and direct methods. Indirectly exercise helps by stimulatinge and improvinge mood, and sleep, as well as reducinge stress and anxiety. Theseis is are common characteristics of vascular dementia in among the older populationgenerations. Directly the benefits are derived from the ability of exercise to reduce insulin resistance, decrease reducing inflammation and stimulateion of the growth factors. In the older population people with dementia, “chem.
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Running Head: PICOT 1
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Comment by Crystal Bowman: Hi Yeni…..You did a good job overall with your paper. I do not see an actual PICOT question presented so it is difficult to tell what your primary focus is. Please see the comments for feedback. Thanks, Prof Bowman & Tania
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GCU NRS-490Yeni Hernandez
Yeni HernandezGrand Canyon University: NRS 490 Comment by tania: Incorrect title page format.
Title
Student’s Name
Grand Canyon University: course prefix and number
Date
December 9, 2018
Picot
This paper discusses the unprecedented complexities and issues related to dementia and particularly people living with dementia (PWD) and research in the field utilizing the quantitative measures to understand the severity of the symptoms as stipulated by Pan et al. (2013) of 51 patients with vascular dementia. The primary focus of the study is based on the demographics of old or aging populations who have been outlined as people at higher risks and prevalence of vascular and dementia complexities.
Problem/Patient Population
The research analysis presents the aging population as the primary population considering that dementia affects people in their senior years. The severities of the behavioral and psychological symptoms consistent with vascular dementia are outlined based on the metrics set through quantitative measures for 51 patients in three environments, diurnal, evening and nocturnal events. Considering that dementia dimension is mainly characterized by amnesia and memory loss the conflict in concern with this population, especially with the old or aging population, is presented through the effective delivery of care to and achieveing better patient outcomes for the PWD. patients. It is critical to note that dementia reduces the functionalities of the patients, thereby increasing the risks of other issues includingsuch as becoming unfit due to lack of exercise. among other concerns.
Intervention
For this particular group of patients, the intervention is solely based on improving outcomes and maintaining a comfortable lifestyle for the outlined patients at risks (Hughes & Common, 2015). The intervention is based on a combination of two aspects:; exercise and medication. By iIntegrating a routine exercises plan to for patients with dementia, it has been shown that exercise can to improve memory loss symptoms as well as keep improving the patient fitness. It has been shown that rRegular exercise results in an improvements of brain functions in two ways; both indirect methods and direct methods. Indirectly exercise helps by stimulatinge and improvinge mood, and sleep, as well as reducinge stress and anxiety. Theseis is are common characteristics of vascular dementia in among the older populationgenerations. Directly the benefits are derived from the ability of exercise to reduce insulin resistance, decrease reducing inflammation and stimulateion of the growth factors. In the older population people with dementia, “chem.
A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Mindfulness Techniques on Level of Tes...ijtsrd
Anxiety is the emotional response to that events. Anxiety also serves an important protective function. It signals that something is wrong so that we can move out of a potentially dangerous situation. We can retrain our thinking to better cope with significantly reduce test anxiety. A study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of mindfulness techniques on test anxiety among B.Sc N students in selected college at Chennai. The objective of the study is to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness techniques among the B.Sc N students. The hypothesis formulated was there is significant association between the mindfulness techniques on the level of test anxiety among B.Sc N students. The review of literature included the related studies which provide a strong foundation for the study including the basis for conceptual framework and formation of tool. The research design used for this study was pre experimental one group pre test post test design. It was carried out with 30 samples who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Purposive sampling techniques was used to select the samples. An interview schedule was used to assess the pre test and post test level of test anxiety. A integrated mindfulness techniques was given for students for the duration of 30 40 minutes, a standardized tool was given to the students for duration of 10 to 15 minutes. The post test was conducted at the end of the 7th day by using same tool. The analysis revealed that the pre test level of test anxiety mean score was 34.0 with standard deviation 4.40 and post test level of test anxiety mean score was 22.3 with standard deviation 2.85. The paired ‘t’ value was 12.96 which showed highly significant at p 0.001 level. Thus it indicates the effectiveness of mindfulness on level of test anxiety among B.Sc N students. So the null hypothesis was rejected and researcher hypothesis was accepted for this study. Mrs. Bharathi. P | Dr. Tamilarasi. B "A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Mindfulness Techniques on Level of Test Anxiety among the B.Sc (Nursing) Students in Selected College at Chennai" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-1 , February 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd52790.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/nursing/52790/a-study-to-assess-the-effectiveness-of-mindfulness-techniques-on-level-of-test-anxiety-among-the-bsc-nursing-students-in-selected-college-at-chennai/mrs-bharathi-p
A systematic review of studies of depression prevalence in university student...Liz Adams
This systematic review analyzed 24 studies on depression prevalence among university students published between 1990 and 2010. The reported prevalence rates ranged widely from 10% to 85%, with a weighted average of 30.6%. This suggests that depression rates are substantially higher among university students than the general population. Additionally, the quality of studies did not improve over the time period analyzed. The review aimed to explore depression prevalence in university students and examine if rates have increased over time.
CET is an evidence-based cognitive rehabilitation program for patients with schizophrenia. Several randomized controlled trials have found CET to be effective at improving cognitive functioning, social adjustment, and real-world outcomes for patients with chronic and early-course schizophrenia. Benefits were found to persist for up to 3 years after treatment. Specifically, CET was shown to significantly improve processing speed, social cognition, cognitive style and social adjustment for chronic patients, and cognitive style, social cognition, social adjustment and symptoms for early-course patients. CET participants also demonstrated better vocational and social engagement outcomes long-term compared to controls. The studies provide support for CET as an effective rehabilitation approach for improving cognitive and functional abilities in schizophrenia.
Diabetes self-management education (DSME) aims to provide patients with the tools to control their disease, but does not always result in long-term self-management or blood sugar control. This document reviews evidence on comprehensive and multi-disciplinary DSME approaches. Studies show elements like proactive coping skills, goal setting, and peer support can improve outcomes more than traditional education. The author proposes developing a DSME program including these elements, training nurses, and evaluating its ability to help patients better manage their diabetes through self-care behaviors and metabolic control.
This document summarizes a meta-analytic review of primary prevention mental health programs for children and adolescents. It describes the methods used, including criteria for including studies and coding variables. Key findings included that the average age of participants was 9.3 years, follow-up periods averaged 47 weeks, and effect sizes tended to be positive. To achieve homogeneity, studies were divided based on characteristics like intervention type (person-centered vs environment-centered), selection strategy, and program focus. Environment-centered programs targeting school settings showed significant positive effects.
A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Motivational Intervention on Anxiety...iosrjce
The objective of the study was to assess the mental To assess and compare the level anxiety of
unsuccessful B.Sc (N) students in university examination before and after the administration of motivational
intervention and to determine the association of level of anxiety with the selected personal variables.31
unsuccessful B.Sc(N)student were selected through purposive sampling technique. In view of the nature of the
problem and to accomplish the objectives of the study, structured Beck Anxiety Inventory was used to assess the
Anxiety level of the students. Validity was ensured in the field of Nursing and medical departments. Reliability of
the tools was tested by Cranach’s alpha, which was 0.92 Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used.
The findings of this study indicated that Motivational Intervention is effective in reducing Anxiety (t
value=3.027, p value = <0.05) among unsuccessful B.Sc (N) students. There was no significant association of
Anxiety with the selected sample characteristics after motivational intervention but before motivational
intervention it was significantly associated with age in year, passed higher secondary in how many attempts and
hobbies. The finding suggests that motivational intervention was effective in reducing level of Anxiety of
unsuccessful B.Sc (N) students.
The document summarizes key technical terms used in research including:
- Abstract: A short summary of the research explaining sections briefly.
- Conclusion: Synthesizes important aspects of the study and confirms the research's worth.
- Methodology: The systematic process used to produce credible results, either qualitative or quantitative.
- References: Sources cited within the research written at the end.
Literature Evaluation TableStudent Name Vanessa NoaChange.docxmanningchassidy
Literature Evaluation Table
Student Name: Vanessa Noa
Change Topic (2-3 sentences): Patient safety is one of the pertinent issues in nursing home health care. The literature evaluation table summarizes the strength and relevance of eight peer-reviewed articles on the role of nurse education on fall prevention.
Criteria
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
Author, Journal (Peer-Reviewed), and
Permalink or Working Link to Access Article
Author: Howard Katrina
Journal: MEDSURG Nursing
https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Improving+Fall+Rates+Using+Bedside+Debriefings+and+Reflective+Emails%3A...-a0568974192
Authors: Jang and Lee
Journal: Educational Gerontology
Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2015.1033219
Authors: Kuhlenschmidt et al.
Journal: Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing
Link: https://doi.org/10.1188/16.CJON.84-89
Authors: Minnier et al.
Journal: Creative Nursing
Link: https://doi.org/10.1891/1078-4535.25.2.169
Article Title and Year Published
Title: Improving Fall Rates Using Bedside Debriefings and Reflective Emails: One Unit’s Success Story
Year: 2018
Title: The Effects of an Education Program on Home Renovation for Fall Prevention of Korean Older People
Year: 2015
Title: Tailoring Education to Perceived Fall Risk in Hospitalized Patients With Cancer: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Year: 2016
Title: Four Smart Steps: Fall Prevention for Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Year: 2019
Research Questions (Qualitative)/Hypothesis (Quantitative), and Purposes/Aim of Study
RQs: Why falls remain a challenging and complex problem
What innovative measures can reduce patient falls
Quantitative research
Aim/purpose: To discuss a project that seeks to implement innovative measures that help decrease patient falls
RQs: Does an education program on home renovation reduce falls among older people?
Quantitative study
Hypothesis: Appropriate education is crucial for fall prevention
Aim/Purpose: To verify the impacts of an education program on home renovation for preventing falls among older adults
RQs: Are there evidence-based interventions tailored to the perception of falls risk
Quantitative study
Aim/Purpose: To determine the effects of tailored, nurse-delivered interventions
RQs: Do guides for fall prevention enhance older adults’ knowledge and awareness of fall risks.
Quality improvement project
Aim/Purpose: To implement a simple, author-designed guide for fall prevention among older adults dwelling in the community
Design (Type of Quantitative, or Type of Qualitative)
Survey
Quasi-experimental
Randomized, controlled design
Narrative model
Setting/Sample
A team of clinical staff and leaders
51 participants
91 patient participants
Senior center
Methods: Intervention/Instruments
Open discussions to enable clinical staff to discuss concerns and provide feedback
In-depth interviews and survey
A two-group, controlled design. This design helped to test interventions in the bone marrow plantation unit
The prevention program dubbed Fou.
Neurodevelopmental Treatment and Cerebral Palsy- Researchda5884
An alternative description of my Critically Appraised Topic on Neurodevelopmental treatment when used on children with cerebral palsy. This presentation focuses more on the process of the research.
Presentation of current evidence for promotion of mental wellbeing and prevention of mental disorders. The presentation argues for moving from research to action, using the mental health in all policies approach.
What does “patient centricity” really mean and how is it actually done? This was the driving question of the DayOne Experts Meeting in Basel, co-hosted by Arcondis.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic and control measures taken by countries around the worldcause stress and anxiety. The outbreak of corona virus not onlyhas a major impact on the physical health of the community, but also has a foremosteffect on thementalhealth of the public.Investigating the coping strategies to deal with this unique crisis is essential. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of covid-19 on stress and coping responses among general population. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study is adapted among 100 general populations. A convenient sampling technique was applied. The demographic data were collected using a structured questionnaire via interview method. The level of stress was measured by the perceived stress scale (PSS) and coping responses was evaluated by the brief cope scale. Result: The study outcomesdisplaysthat 53 (53%) had moderate stress, 28 (28%) had mild stress and 19 (19%) had severe stress during Covid-19. In respect to level of coping strategies among general population, 96% of the participants used planning coping strategy, 93% of them used religion coping strategy followed by 92% used self-distraction coping strategy. Conclusion: In our study, general population presented a moderate level of stress, in addition avoidance coping strategies was mostly used.Aiding the mental health care needs of public during these difficult times (pandemic) should be the top priority soadequate measures must be taken to promote the mental health of general public.
This document summarizes a pilot randomized controlled study that tested a community-based, 8-week life skills class for individuals with low mood and depression. Fifty-three individuals were recruited from the community and randomized into either an immediate access group that received the classes, or a delayed access control group. The classes aimed to provide cognitive behavioral therapy content through guided self-help materials. Results showed good recruitment, attendance, and satisfaction. Preliminary results suggest the intervention may improve anxiety and depression, especially for those taking antidepressants. The study provides estimates for an adequately powered future trial of this low-intensity, group-based intervention for managing depression and anxiety.
The opportunity and waste of human potential: Managing the mental health of t...Studiosity.com
The document discusses youth mental health and university students. It provides an overview of Patrick McGorry's presentation on maximizing mental wealth for university students. McGorry discusses the problems of young people not accessing quality mental health services when needed and the solutions of building evidence-based youth services and conducting integrated research. He also outlines the high costs of mental illness and importance of early intervention during a developmental period of high risk.
A cross sectional and comparative study of attitudes in undergraduate medical...iosrjce
IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences is one of the speciality Journal in Dental Science and Medical Science published by International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR). The Journal publishes papers of the highest scientific merit and widest possible scope work in all areas related to medical and dental science. The Journal welcome review articles, leading medical and clinical research articles, technical notes, case reports and others.
This study examined factors that influence relapse in people with mental health disorders in Indonesia, specifically in West Sumatera Province. The study found that stress of caregivers was the strongest predictor of relapse, with caregivers experiencing high stress being over 8 times more likely to experience patient relapse than low-stress caregivers. The study also found that lack of home visits from healthcare workers was associated with a higher likelihood of relapse. Improving home visit programs and supporting caregivers to reduce their stress levels could help lower relapse rates. The study was a cross-sectional analysis of 313 caregivers in West Sumatera that examined how demographic characteristics, stigma, home visits and caregiver stress related to patient relapse.
A Descriptive Study to Assess the Level of Anxiety among B.Sc. Nursing 1st Ye...YogeshIJTSRD
A quantitative descriptive study was undertaken to assess the level of Anxiety towards exposure to hospital environment among B.Sc. Nursing 1st year student at Apex College of Nursing, Varanasi, India. 100 students were selected through convenience sampling technique and data was collected by using beck anxiety inventory scale. Nursing 1st Year Students Regarding Exposure to Hospital Environment in Selected College of Nursing at Varanasi, India" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-5 , August 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd45024.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/nursing/45024/a-descriptive-study-to-assess-the-level-of-anxiety-among-bsc-nursing-1st-year-students-regarding-exposure-to-hospital-environment-in-selected-college-of-nursing-at-varanasi-india/ms-anushi
11Getting Started with PhoneGapWHAT’S IN THIS CHAPTERSantosConleyha
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Getting Started with PhoneGap
WHAT’S IN THIS CHAPTER?
! History of PhoneGap
! Di! erences between HTML5 and PhoneGap
! Getting a development environment set up
! Implementing the Derby App
PhoneGap is an open source set of tools created by Nitobi
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s (now part of Adobe)
that enables you to create mobile applications for multiple devices by utilizing the same code.
PhoneGap is a hybrid mobile application framework that allows the use of HTML, CSS,
and JavaScript to write applications that are based on the open standards of the web. These
applications also have access to the native functionality of the device. PhoneGap has been
downloaded more than 600,000 times, and more than 1,000 apps built with PhoneGap are
available in the respective app stores, which makes PhoneGap a viable solution for creating
cross-platform mobile apps.
HISTORY OF PHONEGAP
PhoneGap was started at the San Francisco iPhone Dev Camp in August 2008. iOS was shaping
up to become a popular mobile platform, but the learning curve for Objective-C was more work
than many developers wanted to take on. PhoneGap originally started as a headless browser
implementation for the iPhone. Because of the popularity of HTML/CSS/JavaScript, it was a
goal that this project use technologies with which many developers where already familiar.
Based on the growing popularity of the framework, in October 2008 Nitobi added support
for Android and BlackBerry. PhoneGap was awarded the People’s Choice award at the Web2.0
Expo Launch Pad in 2009, which was the start of developers recognizing PhoneGap as a
valuable mobile development tool. PhoneGap version 0.7.2 was released in April 2009, and
was the fi rst version for which the Android and iPhone APIs were equivalent.
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310 " CHAPTER 11 GETTING STARTED WITH PHONEGAP
In September 2009 Apple approved the use of the PhoneGap platform to build apps for the iPhone
store. Apple required that all PhoneGap apps be built using at least version 0.8.0 of the PhoneGap
software. In July 2011, PhoneGap released version 1.0.0.
WHY USE PHONEGAP?
PhoneGap enables you to leverage your current HTML, CSS, and JavaScript skill sets to create a mobile
application. This can greatly speed up development time. When you develop for multiple platforms
using PhoneGap, you can reuse the majority of the code you have written for the mobile project, further
reducing development costs. It isn’t necessary to learn Java, C#, and Objective-C to create an applica-
tion with PhoneGap that can target iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone 7.
If you fi nd native functionality missing from PhoneGap, you can extend the functionality of the
PhoneGap platform using native code. With the PhoneGap add-in structure, you can create an add-in
using the native language of the device and a JavaScript API that will call the native plug-in you
created. Cross-platfo ...
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Proposal Part One - Part 1: Influence of Internet on Tourism Industry
Research Proposal: Influence of Internet on Tourism Industry
Introduction
The tourism industry has been among the best-valued sectors within the nation to generate massive revenue for the government. Besides, the industry is considered among the earliest since it started several decades ago. For an extended period, the industry uses Integrated Marketing Communications to promote their various products and services to the entire world. The introduction of technology in the industry leads to improvements in the sectors. Most individuals without extensive information on the tourism industry can access the data in their comfort zones. It implies that IT and internet technology play a significant role in ensuring effective strategy due to its existence globally.
Most European countries have tried to promote and implement internet technology in ensuring satisfactory delivery of products and services (Kayumovich, 2020). Since it has a custom within the tourism and hotel industry to provide intangible products and services, including but not limited to services alongside comfort, the internet has been an effective method of delivering its messages to the targeted customers. Also, through internet technology, the industry has achieved more customers in the global market, including the European market. The promotion of branding within the European tourism industry has been effective due to the introduction and implementation of internet technology. Thus, the internet is believed to significantly influence the tourism industry in various sectors, including but limited to infrastructure, travel, alongside the marketing sector. Before introducing the internet alongside the IT, travelling of customers was dangerous and unpleasant since travellers had constraint understanding of locations they were visiting.
As a result, the existing vacationers of time had limited knowledge of the cultures and terrain alongside the climate change and patterns necessary to stimulate the travelling issues. Therefore, tourism sectors, including but not limited to tour companies, travel agencies and other like hotels, had developed strategies necessary to promote booking and reservation processes (David-Negre et al. 2018). However, several decades ago, popular sites were visited by tourists. It implies that the tourism sectors within the local or remote area faced challenges of securing sufficient clients as people were could not define the destination. Also, shortage of information on a particular region leads to reduced travelling by visitors. The research involved the utilization of relevant literature review on the subject matter to provide factual information. Therefore, the report offers adequate information on the influence of the internet on the tourism industry. This research would give me the stage to show my finding and view and also propose how the internet can be leveraged to an extend i ...
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March 14, 2021
Introduction
Going to college can be demanding for many people. In addition to managing academic insistence, many students have to cope with their families' complex separation tasks. At the same time, some of them continue to deal with a lot of many family duties. Mental health experts and advocates contend that it is an epidemic that colleges need to investigate further. Depression, anxiety disorders are some of the significant mental health issues that affect college students. The effects of suicidal ideas on university students' academic achievement have not been explored, yet mental health conditions are associated with academic achievement (De Luca et al., 2016). A novel coronavirus has worsened the situation of mental health. Even before the onset of this virus, there was concern from mental health policymakers in America because of the rising mental health challenges. They claimed a need for additional aid for struggling university students and the capability for these institutions to provide it. Regrettably, many university students with mental health conditions do not seek and receive the necessary treatment. The primary reasons for not pursuing help include thinking that the challenge will get better with time, stigma from their peers and no time to seek the treatment because of a busy schedule (Corrigan et al. 2016). Without this treatment, college students experiencing medical conditions most of the time get lower grades, drop out of college, immerse themselves into substance abuse, or become unemployed. Because these mental health conditions are invisible, they can only be seen through academic performance or social behavior change. Should universities strike a balance between mental health conditions and academics? This review will conclude that the mental health condition of university students and scholars should be balanced. Comment by Dr. Helen Doss: You need to answer this question and present the answer as the thesis at the end of this paragraph. Comment by Dr. Helen Doss: This is not a review essay—it is an argumentative or persuasive essay. Comment by Dr. Helen Doss: What does this mean—should be balanced? By what? For what? And, by whom? Comment by Dr. Helen Doss: This paragraph is too long. See: https://www.umgc.edu/current-students/learning-resources/writing-center/writing-resources/parts-of-an-essay/paragraph-structure.cfm
Effects of not Balancing Mental Health and Academics
There are consequences of not balancing mental health and academics in higher learning institutions, mainly if they do not receive any treatment. For example, if depression goes untreated, it raises the chances of risky behavior like substance abuse. The condition affects how students sleep, eat, and it also affects how students think. Also, students cannot concentrate in class, and they cannot make rational decisions. By lack of concent ...
11From Introductions to ConclusionsDrafting an EssayIn this chapSantosConleyha
11From Introductions to ConclusionsDrafting an Essay
In this chapter, we describe strategies for crafting introductions that set up your argument. We then describe the characteristics of well-formulated paragraphs that will help you build your argument. Finally, we provide you with some strategies for writing conclusions that reinforce what is new about your argument, what is at stake, and what readers should do with the knowledge you convey
DRAFTING INTRODUCTIONS
The introduction is where you set up your argument. It’s where you identify a widely held assumption, challenge that assumption, and state your thesis. Writers use a number of strategies to set up their arguments. In this section we look at five of them:
· Moving from a general topic to a specific thesis (inverted-triangle introduction)
· Introducing the topic with a story (narrative introduction)
· Beginning with a question (interrogative introduction)
· Capturing readers’ attention with something unexpected (paradoxical introduction)
· Identifying a gap in knowledge (minding-the-gap introduction)
Remember that an introduction need not be limited to a single paragraph. It may take several paragraphs to effectively set up your argument.
Keep in mind that you have to make these strategies your own. That is, we can suggest models, but you must make them work for your own argument. You must imagine your readers and what will engage them. What tone do you want to take? Playful? Serious? Formal? Urgent? The attitude you want to convey will depend on your purpose, your argument, and the needs of your audience.◼ The Inverted-Triangle Introduction
An inverted-triangle introduction, like an upside-down triangle, is broad at the top and pointed at the base. It begins with a general statement of the topic and then narrows its focus, ending with the point of the paragraph (and the triangle), the writer’s thesis. We can see this strategy at work in the following introduction from a student’s essay. The student writer (1) begins with a broad description of the problem she will address, (2) then focuses on a set of widely held but troublesome assumptions, and (3) finally, presents her thesis in response to what she sees as a pervasive problem.
The paragraph reads, “In today’s world, many believe that education’s sole purpose is to communicate information for students to store and draw on as necessary. By storing this information, students hope to perform well on tests. Good test scores assure good grades. Good grades eventually lead to acceptances into good colleges, which ultimately guarantee good jobs. Many teachers and students, convinced that education exists as a tool to secure good jobs, rely on the banking system. In her essay “Teaching to Transgress,” bell hooks defines the banking system as an “approach to learning that is rooted in the notion that all students need to do is consume information fed to them by a professor and be able to memorize and store it” (185). Through the banking s ...
11Groupthink John SmithCampbellsville UnivSantosConleyha
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Groupthink
John Smith
Campbellsville University
BA611 – Organizational Theory
Dr. Jane Corbett
January 17, 2021
Definition
Groupthink is a pattern of thought characterized by self-deception, forced manufacture of consent, and conformity to group values and ethics.
Summary
Valine (2018) discussed how powerful an effect groupthink can have on community and peers. It followed two case studies about JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, which explains how many sources and credentials the author has used. The focus of the article is that circumstances have occurred inside these companies which were able to affect the entire economy as well. Groupthink is usually followed by irrational thinking and decision making which completely ignores alternatives and constantly goes for the primary decision. The large difference between group and groupthink is that the group consists of members of various backgrounds and experiences, while groupthink usually has members of similar ones. Further, there is no way for groupthink to recover from bad decisions mainly because all members have a similar understanding and point of the view towards a certain topic. The illusion of invulnerability is the main characteristic related to groupthink, where teammates ignore the danger, take extreme risks, and act highly optimistic.
Discussion
Groupthink is characterized by incorrect decisions that groups make mainly due to mental efficiency, reality testing, and moral judgment. Many conditions can cause groupthink to occur, and the most frequent ones are collective rationalization, belief in inherent morality, stereotyped views of out-groups, direct pressure on dissenters, and self-censorship.
The collective rationalization explains how different warnings are against the group thinking, so and where those opinions can create a misunderstanding. Belief in inherent morality points out that members ignore the ethical and moral consequences of decisions because they believe the correctness of their cause. The stereotyped views of out-groups are the characters to create a negative feeling about opposition outside the group environment. The direct pressure on dissenters is where team leaders discuss all members that have different opinions and philosophies than the group’s commitments and agreement. Lastly, the self-censorship is where teammates keep their thoughts and opinions without expressing them to others.
The case study about the London Whale explains how JPMC, one of the largest banks in the world, has lost 6.5 billion dollars due to bad and poor investment decisions. Everything occurred in April and May of 2012, where larger trading loss happened in Chase’s Investment Office throughout the London branch. The main transaction that affected Morgan Chase was credit default swaps (CDS) and it was shown that famous trader Bruno Iksil has gathered significant CDS position in the market at that time. Following this case, the internal control has risen o ...
11Sun Coast Remediation Research Objectives, Research QueSantosConleyha
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Sun Coast Remediation: Research Objectives, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
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Sun Coast Remediation
Unique R. Simpkins
Southern Columbia University
Course Name Here
Instructor Name
11-2-2021
Research Objectives, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
Based on the information amassed by the former health and safety director, the organization needs to pursue safety-related programs or initiatives to ensure employees' health. It is an appropriate approach to help the firm and the employees achieve goals and inhibit costs arising from injuries and illnesses while on duty. The completion of this task will provide managers with practicable insights on the approach to enhance safety and protect the firm from losses. This task accounts for the objectives, questions, and hypotheses of the research based on the provided statement of the problem.
RO1: Explore the correlation between the size of the Particulate Matter (PM) and the health of the employee.
RQ1: Is there a correlation between the size of the Particulate Matter (PM) and the health of the employee?
Ho1: There is no statistically significant evidence connecting the size of the Particulate Matter (PM) and the health of the employee.
Ha1: There is statistically significant evidence connecting the size of the Particulate Matter (PM) and the health of the employee.
RO2: Establish whether safety training is feasible in decreasing the lost-time hours.
RQ2: Is safety training feasible in decreasing the lost-time hours?
Ho2: There is no statistically significant evidence linking safety training and reduction in lost-time hours.
Ha2: There is statistically significant evidence linking safety training and reduction in lost-time hours.
RO3: Establish the effectiveness of predicting the decibels (dB) levels before the employee placement on determining the on-site risk.
RQ3: Is predicting the decibels (dB) levels before the employee placement on determining the on site risk effective?
Ho3: There is no statistically significant relationship between predicting the decibels (dB) levels before the employee placement and effective determination of the on-site risk.
Ha3: There is a statistically significant relationship between predicting the decibels (dB) levels before the employee placement and effective determination of the on-site risk.
RO4: Establish whether the revised training program is more practicable than the initially adopted initiative.
RQ4: Is the revised training program is more practicable than the previously adopted initiative?
Ho4: There is no statistically significant proof that the new training program is more feasible than the old program.
Ha4: There is statistically significant proof that the new training program is more feasible than the old program.
RO5: Determine the blood lead levels variation before and after exposure at the end of the remediation service.
RQ5: Do the blood lead levels before and after exposure at the end of the remediation service va ...
11Me Talk Pretty One Day # By David Sedaris From his bSantosConleyha
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Me Talk Pretty One Day # By David Sedaris
From his book Me Talk Pretty One Day
At the age of forty-one, I am returning to school and have to think of myself as
what my French textbook calls Ba true debutant.D After paying my tuition, I was issued
a student ID, which allows me a discounted entry fee at movie theaters, puppet shows,
and Festyland, a far-flung amusement park that advertises with billboards picturing a
cartoon stegosaurus sitting in a canoe and eating what appears to be a ham sandwich.
IFve moved to Paris with hopes of learning the language. My school is an easy
ten-minute walk from my apartment, and on the first day of class I arrived early,
watching as the returning students greeted one another in the school lobby. Vacations
were recounted, and questions were raised concerning mutual friends with names like
Kang and Vlatnya. Regardless of their nationalities, everyone spoke what sounded to
me like excellent French. Some accents were better than others, but the students
exhibited an ease and confidence that I found intimidating. As an added discomfort,
they were all young, attractive, and well-dressed, causing me to feel not unlike Pa Kettle
trapped backstage after a fashion show.
The first day of class was nerve-racking because I knew IFd be expected to
perform. ThatFs the way they do it here # itFs everybody into the language pool, sink or
swim. The teacher marched in, deeply tanned from a recent vacation, and proceeded to
rattle off a series of administrative announcements. IFve spent quite a few summers in
Normandy, and I took a monthlong French class before leaving New York. IFm not
completely in the dark, yet I understood only half of what this woman was saying.
BIf you have not meimslsxp or lgpdmurct by this time, then you should not be in
this room. Has everyone apzkiubjxow? Everyone? Good, we shall begin.D She spread
out her lesson plan and sighed, saying, BAll right, then, who knows the alphabet?D
It was startling because (a) I hadnFt been asked that question in a while and (b) I
realized, while laughing, that I myself did not know the alphabet. TheyFre the same
letters, but in France theyFre pronounced differently. I know the shape of the alphabet
but had no idea what it actually sounded like.
BAhh.D The teacher went to the board and sketched the letter a. BDo we have
anyone in the room whose first name commences with an ahh?D
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Two Polish Annas raised their hands, and the teachers instructed them to present
themselves by stating their names, nationalities, occupations, and a brief list of things
they liked and disliked in this world. The first Anna hailed from an industrial town
outside of Warsaw and had front teeth the size of tombstones. She worked as a
seamstress, enjoyed quiet times with friends, and hated the mosquito.
BOh, really,D the teacher said. BHow very interesting. I thought that everyone
loved the mosquito, but here, in front of all the world, you claim to ...
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Program analysis using different perspectives
Student's Name
Institution
Course
Professor
Date
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………
Program Description/ Analysis of a Classical Liberal perspective…………………………
Program Description/ Analysis of a Radical perspective……………………………………
Program Description/ Analysis of a Conservative perspective……………………………..
Program Description/ Analysis of a Mordern Liberal perspective...………………………
Comparisons of four perspectives……………………………………………………………
Assessment and modifications of the perspectives………………………………………….
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………..
Introduction
Program analysis using different perspectives
In a political economy, policies and programs are essential tools that assist in understanding the ongoing struggle for equality and social justice. Although both have an underlying difference, they serve an almost similar purpose. Essentially, understanding the goal of any program or policy can be achieved by analyzing the contending perspectives (Harvey, 2020). This involves the intentional bringing of different perspectives in contrast. They help examine core economic problems or concepts from an orthodox perspective, and others criticize it from a heterodox perspective. The perspectives are essential since both the heterodox and orthodox positions can be examined and reach a consensus.
In the United States, there has been a rise in spending on prescription drugs, which has led to the introduction of a Build Better Program. One proposal is driving down the cost of prescription drugs by allowing Medicare to negotiate with drugmakers over price; starting in 2025-ten drugs (plus insulin) would be on the table the first year, growing to 20 by 2028 (The White House, 2021). Although members of Congress have accepted the proposal, there is a need to analyze it using the different contending perspectives. This paper explores the proposal using the Classical Liberal, The radical, the Conservative Perspective, and the Modern Liberal Perspective. Individuals have the right to pursue their happiness, and proponents of the different political economy perspectives should work hand-in-hand to promote human development within society.
Analysis by Perspective
The Classical Liberal
The political philosophy and ideology belonging to liberalism emphasize securing citizens' freedom by limiting government power. Today, the proponents hold various thoughts and Perspectives, one being Neo-Austrian economics (Clark, 2016). Essentially, the program's main aim is to reduce the overall cost of prescription drugs. From the Perspective of Neo-Austrians, humans are self-interested. They can act autonomously by utilizing their capacity to discover an efficient means of satisfying their desires and basic needs (Harvey, 2020). Also, the government is created by the people to protect their natural rights. At the same time, justice requires safeguarding the people's rights established by the c ...
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Factors that Affect the Teaching and Learning Process
Lua Shanks
Dr. Thompson
Valley State University
10-6-2021
Factors that Affect the Teaching and Learning Process
Contextual Factors
The efficacious teaching and learning processes are important in generating the desired academic outcomes for students. Such processes entail the transformation and transfer of knowledge from the educators to students. It requires a combination of different elements within the procedure, in which an instructor determines and establishes the learning goals and objectives, and designs teaching resources. Thereafter, teachers implement the learning strategy that they will utilize to impart intellectual content into students. However, learning is a cardinal factor that an educator musty take into account while overseeing the process of knowledge acquisition and retention. Many factors play an important role in shaping the process of teaching and learning. Contextual factors, for instance, are associated with a particular context and characteristic that is distinct to a specific group, community, society, and individual. Such factors may take the form of a child’s educational, community, as well as classroom settings.
Community, District, and School Factors
Armstrong School District is a major public learning institution that occupies a geographical area of approximately 437 square miles. Located in Pennsylvania, it forms one of the 500 public school districts in the state, and hosts teachers and students from diverse racial, ethnic, and ethnic backgrounds. As a consequence, the institution partners with families, community leaders, and teachers to improve students’’ capacity to acquire knowledge ahead of their graduation. The community refers to the urban or rural environment in which both the teachers and learners operate. These may include the teacher and students’ ethnic, racial political or social affiliations that affect learning or knowledge acquisition. Additionally, parents and community members play an integral role in ensuring the quality of education in schools. They for, example, collaborate with teachers and school administrators to develop the most effective ways of improving their students’ learning outcomes. Indeed, community involvement in schooling issues is potentially a rich area for innovation that has immense benefits that far exceeds its limitations. Considering that governments are constrained in offering quality education due to contextual issues such as remoteness, bureaucracy, corruption, and inefficient management, community factors are pivotal in bridging the gap between government initiatives and community needs. This helps to adjust the child’s familial obligations to family interests, thereby shifting towards ways of mobilizing a sense of community by strengthening trust and relationships between community members, parents, governments, as well as teachers and school leaders. Other important community factors that af ...
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Criminal Justice: Racial discrimination
Student’s Name:
Institutional Affiliation:
Instructor’s Name:
Course Code:
Due Date:
Racial discrimination
Abstract
When there is justice in society, every person feels satisfied with the way legal actions are carried out in the community. Unfortunately, there are several instances of racial discrimination in the United States. Most of the racial discrimination in the United States ate directed towards black people. Although everyone is required to have equal treatment in the United States, achieving zero discrimination has always been difficult.
Understanding racial discrimination in the USA is vital as it makes it easy for one to identify ways to eliminate the criminal injustices resulting from racial discrimination. This will be essential since it will help to eliminate racial discrimination in the criminal justice system.
Introduction
When there is justice in society, every person feels satisfied with the way legal actions are carried out in society. The criminal justice community is when people are not discriminated against based on their skin color. Laws applicable are carried out uniformly such that every person is treated equally. When the laws are applied equally to every individual, it increases the trust in the criminal justice system. However, when there are biases in applying the laws, the criminal justice system becomes compromised. According to Kovera (2019), there are many disparities in the criminal justice system as black people are discriminated against by police officers based on their race. As a result, black people suffer more as compared to white people when they violate similar laws.
There is a lot of disparity in the criminal justice system of the United States. Many people suffer as a result of racial discrimination in the United States. People are discriminated against a lot in the administration of the policies. According to Donnel (2017), there is racial inequality in how criminal justice is carried out in policymaking. The criminal justice system discriminates against people based on their race. For example, police officers harass black people for minor mistakes which white people are left to walk freely even after making similar mistakes. Black people suffer because of the color of their skin.
Hypothesis/Problem Statement/Purpose Statement
Racial discrimination affects the outcomes of the criminal justice system adversely. How does racial discrimination affect the judicial criminal justice system? The study aims to identify ways in which criminal justice racial discrimination is practiced in the United States. It will also provide insights on the racial discrimination cases, which are helpful in the development of policies that can be helpful in the elimination of racial discrimination in society hence promoting equality among the citizens.
Literature Review and Definitions included in the research
According to Hinton, Henderson, and Reed (2018), there is mu ...
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Communication Plan for Manufacturing Plant
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
Instructor
Course
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Communication Plan of a Manufacturing Plant
Background
In manufacturing companies, organization employees are at the centre of an organization. Most of them are at the front lines with the ability to change strategy into results. At the culmination of the day, the plant employees have the responsibility of ensuring that the operations are conducted smoothly, a product reaches consumers timely, and quality products are manufacture with the appropriate specifications. However, despite the primary role they play, manufacturing plants are disjointed (Adejimola, 2008). That disengagement is embodied with a hefty price which is paying a negative role in the performance of manufacturing plants just as they are being challenged to increase their efficiency and effectiveness to the company compared to previous years. To realize rapid growth around the globe, the manufacturing industry is attempting to standardize operations and continuously leverage operations. Such kind of effort needs a company to possess highly invested employees (Obiekwe, O& Eke, 2019). For this reason, natural communication naturally is primary on the path to more highly engaged and motivated employees. However, it can sometimes be challenging to plant employees due to natural challenges that accompany workplace. Some may not frequently be on Smartphone’s or emails, or they may be having various shifts to manage, and the environment may be less conducive, which makes it challenging for them to have one-on-one conversations.
Policies for Oral, Written, and Non-Verbal Communications
Interpersonal communication in a manufacturing plant is the way employees or people communication with others. It may involve a group of p-people, another person or the members of the public. In some instances, it may encompass non-verbal, written or non-verbal communication. In the manufacturing industry, when an individual is communicating with others, they need to consider the person they are talking to, the type of information they want to deliver and the most appropriate and relevant form of communication change. In some instances, such issues may be determined by the information an individual wants to communication (Obiekwe, O& Eke, 2019). At all times, it is required that the staff members remain polite, respectful to both the clients and one another. At no time should they sear, raise their voice, speak in a way belittling another.
Cultural awareness is also another essential element when communicating in a cultural plant. All individuals working in the plant need to recognize that individuals emerge from varying backgrounds and cultures, and they also accompany various attitudes, different values and beliefs (Obiekwe, O& Eke, 2019). All staffs in the plant need to exercise non-judgmental communication remain respectful and are tolerant of the differences prevalence ...
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Capital
Karl Marx
PART I. COMMODITIES AND MONEY
CHAPTER I. COMMODITIES
Section 1. The two factors of a commodity: use-value and value (the substance of value and the magnitude of value)
The wealth of those societies in which the capitalist mode of production prevails, presents itself as “an immense accumulation of commodities,”1 its unit being a single commodity. Our investigation must therefore begin with the analysis of a commodity.
A commodity is, in the first place, an object outside us, a thing that by its properties satisfies human wants of some sort or another. The nature of such wants, whether, for instance, they spring from the stomach or from fancy, makes no difference.2 Neither are we here concerned to know how the object satisfies these wants, whether directly as means of subsistence, or indirectly as means of production.
Every useful thing, as iron, paper, &c., may be looked at from the two points of view of quality and quantity. It is an assemblage of many properties, and may therefore be of use in various ways. To discover the various uses of things is the work of history.3 So also is the establishment of socially-recognised standards of measure for the quantities of these useful objects. The diversity of these measures has its origin partly in the diverse nature of the objects to be measured, partly in convention.
The utility of a thing makes it a use-value.4 But this utility is not a thing of air. Being limited by the physical properties of the commodity, it has no existence apart from that commodity. A commodity, such as iron, corn, or a diamond, is therefore, so far as it is a material thing, a use-value, something useful. This property of a commodity is independent of the amount of labour required to appropriate its useful qualities. When treating of use-value, we always assume to be dealing with definite quantities, such as dozens of watches, yards of linen, or tons of iron. The use-values of commodities furnish the material for a special study, that of the commercial knowledge of commodities.5 Use-values become a reality only by use or consumption: they also constitute the substance of all wealth, whatever may be the social form of that wealth. In the form of society we are about to consider, they are, in addition, the material depositories of exchange-value.
Exchange-value, at first sight, presents itself as a quantitative relation, as the proportion in which values in use of one sort are exchanged for those of another sort,6 a relation constantly changing with time and place. Hence exchange-value appears to be something accidental and purely relative, and consequently an intrinsic value, i.e., an exchange-value that is inseparably connected with, inherent in commodities, seems a contradiction in terms.7 Let us consider the matter a little more closely.
A given commodity, e.g., a quarter of wheat is exchanged for x blacking, y silk, or z gold, &c.—in short, for other commodities in the most different proportions. Ins ...
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Criminal Justice System
Shambri Chillis
June 11, 2022
Criminal justice system
The criminal justice system is essential to identify and prevent crimes in the community. Various functions of the criminale system now adhere to the development of technology. Modern technology helps the criminal justice system in different ways. It has made the job easier and has assisted in the prevention of crimes.
Role of criminal justice practitioners in the technology development
The Ccriminal justice practitioners are responsible for identifying and analyzing different crimes in the community. They are responsible for developing and implementing the technology in the criminal justice system because they can use it for different purposes. They can introduce the new trends in the criminal justice system like the officers can collect and gather the data through the technology. Human error can be reduced through it. The dataset can be maintained, and it is also essential for criminal justice practitioners to develop the technology to locate the criminals and track their local places through GPS. The technology cannot be developed untill the criminal officers implement it in the routine. The criminal system now has to use robots and cameras that help them get information about the criminals. The practitioners can also implement the technology by guiding the juniors to use it. The training is needed to make them understand the use of advanced technologies and to ensure that they use them in the right direction. The high-performance computer and internet systems are also essential for developing the technology, and it has been seen that the future will be bright regarding implementing technology (John S. Hollywood, 2018).
Controversial issues criminal justice policymakers face when considering an expansion in the use of DNA in criminal justice
Tthere are various controversial issues that criminal justice policymakers must consider while using DNA in the criminal justice system. The first thing that is criticized during the use of DNA is the fundamental human error, and iIt has been observed that there can be errors in the investigation, and people have to suffer. The issue in technology is also referred to as the error in using DNA because it might be possible that the results do not come correct at the first attempt. It involves several people who are not linked to the crimes but have to go for the fingerprinting tests by courts. However, DNA technology in criminal justice is highly advanced and has multiple benefits compared to disadvantages, but it has always faced significant controversy in the criminal justice system. The criminal justice system has to make sure that if DNA technology is being used, it must be error-free. The controversy has two opinions. There are two schools of thought regarding the use of DNA. One of the classes of experts thinks that DNA can be used to catch the different criminals. It is helpful in the family c ...
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1American Government
and Politics in a Racially
Divided World
chap ter
In 2016, Gov. Jack Markell signed a long-awaited resolution officially apologizing for the state’s role
in slavery. The apology for slavery illustrates the long and sometimes painful history of the United
States’ struggle with race, from the time of Thomas Jefferson, a slave owner, to President Barack
Obama, the first Black president of the United States.
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intro
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ecember 6, 2015, marked the 150th anniversary of the abolish-
ment of slavery, when the U.S. Congress ratified the Thirteenth
Amendment to the Constitution. There were numerous events
recognizing the end of slavery, including an official White House event
presided over by President Obama. On February 11, 2016, Delaware
joined eight other states to formally apologize for slavery when Gover-
nor Jack Markell (D) signed the state’s joint resolution. Delaware’s reso-
lution acknowledged its participation in 226 years of
slavery first of both Native Americans and Africans in
the mid-1600s; by the close of the 1700s its entire
slave population was of African descent. The resolu-
tion also included acknowledgments that Delaware
criminalized humanitarian attempts to assist slaves
and that in later times Delaware passed and enforced
Jim Crow laws to deny the rights of African American
citizens for much of the twentieth century.1
On July 29, 2008, the U.S. House of Representa-
tives passed a nonbinding resolution, introduced and
championed by Representative Steven Cohen (D-TN),
which offered a formal apology for the government’s
participation in African American slavery and the
establishment of Jim Crow laws. The resolution said, in part, “African
Americans continue to suffer from the consequences of slavery and Jim
Crow—long after both systems were formally abolished—through
enormous damage and loss, both tangible and intangible, including the
loss of human dignity and liberty, the frustration of careers and profes-
sional lives, and the long-term loss of income and opportunity.”2
On June 18, 2009, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a similar reso-
lution apologizing to African Americans for slavery and Jim Crow. The
Senate resolution said explicitly that the apology could not be used in
support of reparations (or compensation for past wrongs).3
The story of apologies for slavery is a complex one that highlights some of the
underlying dilemmas that face the U.S. political system—how to reconcile its stated
principles of how individuals should be treated with how the government actually
treats and has treated individuals. The apologies are intended to acknowledge the
nation’s complicity in a destructive and immoral institution, at ...
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Cancer is the uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells in the human body. It is defined by a malfunction in cellular mechanisms that control cell growth. Cells evade checkpoint controls and begin growing uncontrollably which resulting in an increase in abnormal cells, cancer cells. These cancer cells form a mass tissue known as a tumor. In the United States of America, cancer has been determined to be among the leading causes of mortality rates after cardiovascular conditions, where one in every four deaths is caused by cancer. The most common types of cancer include prostate cancer, lung cancer, and breast cancer. Risk factors for cancer include excess smoking, radiation exposure, genetics, and environmental pollution. Colon cancer, or colorectal cancer, affects the distal third of the large intestine, the colon, as well as the rectum, chamber in which feces is stored for elimination. Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of death in cancer-related issues in the United States in both males and females (Beadnell et al., 2018). This essay explores the physiology and pathophysiology of colon cancer.
Polyps are tissue growths that generally look like small, flat bumps and are generally less than half an inch wide. They are generally non-cancerous growths that can develop with age on the inner wall of the colon or rectum. There are several types of polyps, such as hyperplastic. They are common and have a low risk of turning cancerous. Hyperplastic polyps found in the colon will be removed and biopsied. Pseudo polyps also referred to as inflammatory polyps, usually occur in people suffering from inflammatory bowel disease and are unlike other polyps. This type of polyp occurs due to chronic inflammation as seen in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. However, a polyp cells which can turn out to be malignant. Villous adenoma or tubulovillous adenoma polyps carry a high risk of turning cancerous. They are sessile and develop flat on the tissue lining the organs. They might blend within the organ, making polyps not easily identifiable and difficult to locate for treatment. Adenomatous or tubular adenoma polyps have a high chance of being cancerous. When a polyp is found, it must be biopsied, and then will regular screenings and polyp removal will follow.
An adenocarcinoma is a cancer formed in a gland that lines an organ. This cancer impacts the epithelial cells, which are spread throughout the human body. Adenocarcinomas of the colon and rectum make up ninety-five percent of all colon cancers (Chang, 2020). Colon adenocarcinomas usually begin in the mucous lining the spread to different layers. Two subtypes of adenocarcinomas are mucinous adenocarcinoma and signet ring cells. Mucinous adenocarcinomas contain about sixty percent mucus which can cause cancer cells to spread faster and become more hostile than typical adenocarcinomas. Signet ring cell adenocarcinoma is responsible for less than one percent of all colon cancer. It is g ...
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Sensemaking refers to an action or a process of making sense where meaning is given to something. Sensemaking is a process through which individuals give meaning to their collective experiences. Sensemaking is also a process of structuring the unknown by inserting stimuli into some framework kinds to enable individuals to understand or comprehend, attribute, to extrapolate and predict the meaning of something. Sensemaking is an activity that allows people to turn the ongoing complexity in the entire world into a situation that can be understood. Sensemaking Therefore, Sensemaking requires articulating the unknown because, in many cases, trying to put meaning to something strange is the only means by which one can understand it. For instance, the occurrence or the origin of COVID-19 in the entire world has been a phenomenon that has disturbed the heads of many trying to understand what it is, where it came from, who caused it, how it can be prevented and how it can be cured. In attempting to understand COVID 19, people came up with the explanations of what it is, what caused it, and that is where the scientists realized that this is a disease that is caused by a virus known as Coronavirus, since the condition merged in the year 2019, the virus was given the name coronavirus 19, and the disease it caused known as COVID 19. This is how sensemaking enables individuals to give meaning to something that can be understood easily by individuals.
The organization that I am familiar with that has experienced a current change in its operations is Starbucks. Starbucks is an American company that is known for its production and sell of coffee products. It was started in 1971 as a coffee selling company where it was majorly involved in roasting, marketing and selling coffee globally. It has more than 300 stores all over the world selling coffee. This organization has sold coffee within its stores since its initiation. However, because of the corona's onset, the management of this organization decided to change its operation to accommodate the changes in the environment depending on the restrictions imposed on businesses by the ministries of health all over the world. Starbucks company reacted to the industry changes brought about by COVID 19, where businesses were required to close their doors to enhance the measures of curbing the spread of coronavirus disease. Thus, the company embraced technology where it introduced Starbucks-pick up only stores that replaced the over 300 stores globally. The new stores required that no one could sit in as they take their coffee. Instead, everyone would be allowed only to take their orders from the store and to avoid congesting people in one place. Starbucks introduced Starbucks pick-up stores that use technology to supply coffee to customers. The business submitted a mobile app ...
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I INTRODUCTION
Rising executive pay is a significant problem that points to a structural
flaw in American corporations. This article presents a solution to that flaw
through which Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) negotiate their pay in
company resources with lower-paid employees. Exploring this solution also
unearths an explanation for capitalism s apparent drive toward inequality and
examines the historical development of corporations and trade unions in the
United States.
The problem is that managers and corporate directors will raise pay at the
top so long as that pay-setting process does not consider the pay of average-
and low-wage workers. The solution is that CEOs and other top executives
negotiate their pay in company resources with employees in a process that
determines the pay and bonuses of both sides. Microeconomic theory indicates
that confronting the tradeoffs of raising executive compensation with other
potential corporate expenditures—by negotiating this compensation with
workers from different parts of the company—will make executive
compensation more efficient.1 Also, historical analysis indicates a pattern in
which executive compensation became aligned with public interest only during
the period in which workers had significant power to negotiate their wages and
Master of Public Policy Candidate at eorgetown University s McCourt School of Public
Policy J.D., The Ohio State Moritz College of Law. The Author is an independent researcher,
originator of a variety of social innovations (co-resolution, interest group mediation, consensus
arbitration, dependent advocacy, the popular tax audit, the hostile correction, a partnership
between citizen review boards and community policing, and a two-state/one-land solution to the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict), and author of several ambitious theories (the shift in sovereignty
from land to people under international treaties, the use of impact bonds as a solution to climate
change, and resistance to the accelerating expansion of the universe as the cause of gravitation).
He is also a former solo-practitioner in criminal and family law.
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principle of microeconomics as centered on trade-offs). Many basic microeconomic models
involve trade-offs between potential allocations of resources to achieve efficiency. See DAVID
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benefits. This is not to say that the solution to executive compensation is a
return to unions, which developed as a separate organizational structure with
their own flaws and inefficiencies. Rather, a corporation that synthesizes the
inputs of all its employees will be able to maximize efficiency and
productivity, producing profits for shareholders and growth for the overall
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The Emergence and
Evolution of the
Multidimensional
Organization
J. Strikwerda
J.W. Stoelhorst
“In terms of its impact, not just on economic activity, but also on human life as a
whole, the multidivisional organizational design must rank as one of the major
innovations of the last century.”—John Roberts1
T
he multidivisional, multi-unit, or M-form, is widely acknowledged
as the most successful organization form of the twentieth century.2
Firms that employ the M-form organize their activities in separate
business units and delegate control over the resources needed to
create economic value to the managers of these units. This organization form is
widespread, is central to the “theory in use” of managers, and serves as the basis
of most accounting systems. However, the organization of productive activities
in many contemporary firms violates the principle that is central to the M-form:
that business units are self-contained. The quest for synergies that has been high
on the corporate agenda since the late 1980s has resulted in the widespread
adoption of corporate account management, shared service centers, and matrix
organizations. As a result, most business units now depend at least in part on
resources that are controlled by other units. This raises fundamental questions
about the status of the M-form in contemporary firms.
Questioning the status of the M-form is not merely a theoretical fancy,
but is high on the agenda of managers as well. In this article, we report on
research that was commissioned by the Foundation for Management Stud-
ies, a Dutch organization of management executives. These practical men and
women shared a fundamental uneasiness about structuring their organizations.
On the one hand, many of them experienced problems with the M-form: high
employee costs, internal battles over resources, lack of standardization, lack of
cooperation, and loss of market opportunities. On the other hand, they did not
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see any viable alternatives to the multi-unit organization form. The need to
exploit synergies across business units was widespread, but it was unclear which
organizational designs are most appropriate to achieve this. This led to a research
project to explore the ways in which leading Dutch organizations, including
subsidiaries of foreign multinationals, have adapted the M-form to better exploit
synergies across business units.
As we expected, the results of the study vividly illustrate the fundamen-
tal tension between the need for contemporary firms to exploit synergies and
their need for clear accountability. However, an additional and unexpected
finding was that a number of firms in the study have evolved an organiza-
tional form that signals a new way of res ...
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Lancet Public Health. 2018 Feb; 3(2): e72–e81.
Published online 2017 Dec 19.
doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(17)30231-1: 10.1016/S2468-
2667(17)30231-1
PMCID: PMC5813792
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PMID: 29422189
A mindfulness-based intervention to increase resilience to stress
in
university students (the Mindful Student Study): a pragmatic
randomised controlled trial
Julieta Galante, PhD, Géraldine Dufour, MA, Maris Vainre,
MA, Adam P Wagner, PhD, Jan Stochl,
PhD, Alice Benton, MSc, Neal Lathia, PhD, Emma Howarth,
PhD, and Peter B Jones, Prof, PhD
Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge,
UK
University Counselling Service, University of Cambridge,
Cambridge, UK
Educational and Student Policy, Academic Division, University
of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
3. Methods
We did this pragmatic randomised controlled trial at the
University of Cambridge, UK. Students aged 18
years or older with no severe mental illness or crisis (self-
assessed) were randomly assigned (1:1), via
remote survey software using computer-generated random
numbers, to receive either an 8 week
mindfulness course adapted for university students (Mindfulness
Skills for Students [MSS]) plus mental
health support as usual, or mental health support as usual alone.
Participants and the study management
team were aware of group allocation, but allocation was
concealed from the researchers, outcome
assessors, and study statistician. The primary outcome was self-
reported psychological distress during the
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examination period, as measured with the Clinical Outcomes in
Routine Evaluation Outcome Measure
(CORE–OM), with higher scores indicating more distress. The
primary analysis was by intention to treat.
This trial is registered with the Australia and New Zealand
Clinical Trials Registry, number
ACTRN12615001160527.
Findings
Between Sept 28, 2015, and Jan 15, 2016, we randomly assigned
616 students to the MSS group (n=309)
or the support as usual group (n=307). 453 (74%) participants
completed the CORE–OM during the
examination period and 182 (59%) MSS participants completed
at least half of the course. MSS reduced
distress scores during the examination period compared with
support as usual, with mean CORE–OM
scores of 0·87 (SD 0·50) in 237 MSS participants versus 1·11
(0·57) in 216 support as usual participants
(adjusted mean difference −0·14, 95% CI −0·22 to −0·06;
p=0·001), showing a moderate effect size (β
−0·44, 95% CI −0·60 to −0·29; p<0·0001). 123 (57%) of 214
participants in the support as usual group
had distress scores above an accepted clinical threshold
compared with 88 (37%) of 235 participants in the
MSS group. On average, six students (95% CI four to ten)
needed to be offered the MSS course to prevent
one from experiencing clinical levels of distress. No
participants had adverse reactions related to self-
harm, suicidality, or harm to others.
Interpretation
6. Our findings show that provision of mindfulness training could
be an effective component of a wider
student mental health strategy. Further comparative
effectiveness research with inclusion of controls for
non-specific effects is needed to define a range of additional,
effective interventions to increase resilience
to stress in university students.
Funding
University of Cambridge and National Institute for Health
Research Collaboration for Leadership in
Applied Health Research and Care East of England.
Introduction
Supporting young people's health and wellbeing is an
investment that results in considerable economic
benefit. Participation in higher education is growing among
young people, including students from
increasingly diverse backgrounds; more than a third of each
generation now attends university in
England. Prevalence of mental illness in first-year
undergraduates is lower than in the general population,
but becomes higher during the second year. The number of
students accessing university counselling in
some services in the UK grew by 50% from 2010 to 2015,
surpassing the growth in the number of
university entrants in the same period. Reasons for this
increase are unclear, with little consensus about
whether students are experiencing more mental disorders, are
less resilient than in the past, whether there
is less stigma in accessing support, and how all these factors
affect academic attainment.
Nevertheless, the journey through university provides a golden,
yet underused, opportunity for prevention
7. of mental illness in young people.
Mindfulness is a means of training the regulation of attention
for the purpose of mental health promotion,
and has become popular in universities. Uptake of the approach
might partly be explained by the
perception of mindfulness training as a skill rather than a
mental health intervention. Evidence has
shown the efficacy of mindfulness training in improvement of
symptoms of common mental disorders,
such as anxiety and depression. However, little robust evidence
exists for the effectiveness in prevention
of common mental disorders in university students, and no
studies have actively monitored adverse effects.
Previous trials focused mostly on health-care students, but most
were underpowered and had no
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prospective protocol or clear primary outcome. Furthermore,
there are concerns about multiple testing,
researcher allegiance bias with teachers acting as researchers,
inadequate analysis and treatment of missing
data, and unrealistically short follow-up times. One good-
quality study randomly assigned 288
health-care students to receive mindfulness training or be
placed on a waiting list and found moderate
post-intervention effects on psychological distress and
wellbeing. A systematic review and meta-analysis
assessed findings from nine randomised and non-randomised
trials and showed that mindfulness reduced
anxiety among university students.
Research in context
Evidence before this study
On March 20, 2017, we searched CENTRAL, CINAHL, Embase,
MEDLINE, and PsycINFO, with the
terms “mindfulness” and “meditation”, combined with
“university”, “college”, “school”, “higher
education”, “postgraduate”, “undergraduate”, “student”, or
“trainee”, with no date or language
restrictions. Our search identified comprehensive systematic
reviews and meta-analyses showing
evidence for the efficacy of mindfulness meditation programmes
in improvement of symptoms of
9. common mental disorders, such as depression or anxiety.
Systematic reviews of mindfulness training
for university students show preliminary evidence for its
effectiveness. However, the evidence is
inconsistent and mostly from non-randomised evaluations or
evaluations involving only health-care
students. Previous randomised controlled trials of mindfulness
support for university students have
been generally underpowered, enrolled too few students, and
had no prospective protocol, no primary
outcome, multiple testing problems, researcher allegiance bias,
inadequate analysis or treatment of
missing data, lack of follow-up, or other methodological and
reporting issues. The largest and best
quality pre-existing trial randomly assigned 288 health-care
students to mindfulness-based stress
reduction or a wait-list control group. The findings showed
moderate post-intervention effects on
psychological distress and wellbeing.
Added value of this study
We present a randomised controlled trial of provision of an 8
week Mindfulness Skills for Students
(MSS) course in the year leading up to the main annual
examination period. Compared with
participants assigned to receive mental health support as usual,
MSS participants were a third less
likely to experience psychological distress at a clinically
relevant level during the examination period.
Of the 30 students in each MSS course, an average of five
students will be prevented from
experiencing clinical levels of distress during examinations—
evidence of an effective preventive
intervention. The absence of a control for non-specific effects
precludes us from attributing our
10. findings entirely to the specific components of mindfulness
training, but evidence of such effects is
available in the published literature. This trial, co-produced
with students and university officers, is an
example of participatory research informing student welfare
policy.
Implications of all the available evidence
Evidence indicates that preventive mindfulness courses are
acceptable to students and universities, and
are feasible and effective components of a wider student mental
health strategy. Comparative
effectiveness research is needed into preventive mental health
interventions for students.
In view of the increasing demands on student mental health
services, the popularity of mindfulness, and its
promise as a preventive intervention, we did the Mindful
Student Study to assess whether provision of
mindfulness courses to university students would improve their
resilience to stress. Our primary
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11. hypothesis was that provision of mindfulness courses would
reduce students' psychological distress during
the examination period, when stress peaks, compared with
support as usual. A reduction in distress while
under a universal stressor (examinations) was deemed an
indicator of resilience to stress.
Methods
Study design and participants
We did this pragmatic randomised controlled trial at the
University of Cambridge, UK. Eligibility criteria
were self-assessed by students, and replicated those used
routinely by the University of Cambridge
Counselling Service. We included current undergraduate or
postgraduate students (aged ≥18 years) at the
University of Cambridge, and students who believed they could
attend at least seven of the eight sessions
of the mindfulness course. We excluded students who were
currently experiencing severe periods of
anxiety or depression; a severe mental illness, such as
hypomania or psychotic episodes; recent
bereavement or major loss; or any other serious mental or
physical health problem that would affect their
ability to engage with the course.
Participants were recruited in two waves before randomisation.
The first wave promoted the study and
enrolled interested students in the term starting in October,
2015 (cohort one). The second wave promoted
the study again and enrolled interested students in the term
starting in January, 2016 (cohort two; figure 1).
The study protocol was submitted to the Australian New
Zealand Clinical Trials Registry on Aug 31,
12. 2015, before the study began, and accepted on Oct 30, 2015.
The Cambridge Psychology Research Ethics
Committee approved the trial on Aug 25, 2015 (number
PRE.2015.060). We set up an independent data
monitoring and ethics committee, and co-produced the trial with
students and university officers to
increase the validity of the results. All participants provided
written informed consent.
Randomisation and masking
The study management team enrolled participants and sent them
personal links to an online baseline
questionnaire. After completion of the questionnaire,
participants were randomly assigned (1:1), via
remote survey software (Qualtrics) using computer-generated
random numbers (simple randomisation), to
receive either mindfulness training with the Mindfulness Skills
for Students (MSS) course plus mental
health support as usual, or mental health support as usual alone.
Each participant was informed of their allocation automatically
after completion of the baseline
questionnaire. Concurrently, members of the study management
team were also informed automatically of
participants' allocation; thus, the allocation process was
concealed from the researchers. Due to the nature
of the intervention, participants were aware of group allocation
for the duration of the study. Data
collection was remote and automatic using the web-based
Qualtrics software to ensure masking of
outcome assessors. The primary analysis was done by a
statistician masked to group assignment.
Procedures
13. The MSS intervention consisted of a secular, face-to-face,
group-based skills training programme based on
the course book “Mindfulness: a practical guide to finding
peace in a frantic world”, and adapted for
university students (appendix p 2). Adaptations were focused
on permeating every session with elements
of flexibility, self-discovery, self-compassion, and
empowerment, aimed at generating a natural transfer of
skills developed in meditation to study, decision making, and
relationships. The course aimed to optimise
wellbeing and resilience for all students, and was not
specifically developed for those with distress in a
clinical range.
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Seven MSS courses ran in parallel during university terms, with
up to 30 students in each course, all
delivered by an experienced and certified mindfulness teacher.
14. The eight, weekly sessions lasted 75–90
min. Sessions included mindfulness meditation exercises,
periods of reflection and inquiry, and interactive
exercises. Students were encouraged to also practise at home.
The recommended home practise time varied
throughout the course, starting at 8 min and increasing to about
15–25 min per day. Home practise
included meditations from the course book's audio files and
other mindfulness practices, such as a mindful
walk, mindful eating, and habit breakers. Before and after each
class, students received a generic email
from the mindfulness teacher with relevant materials.
Students were required to choose a usual session time and day
to attend each week, but when this was not
possible, students could attend an alternative session within the
same week (so-called session hopping).
Students were contacted by email when they missed a session to
check whether the absence was related to
a negative experience with mindfulness. Students were also
given the opportunity to talk with the teacher
in confidence outside course times if they had any problems, or
needed clarification. This routine practice
ran for two terms before and then during the trial.
Support as usual consisted of access to comprehensive
centralised support at the University of Cambridge
Counselling Service in addition to support available from the
university and its colleges, and from health
services external to the University, including the National
Health Service (NHS). Participants assigned to
receive support as usual were guaranteed a space in the
mindfulness courses in the following year, and
were requested to inform the team if they decided to learn
mindfulness elsewhere during the follow-up
period.
15. MSS courses were free to students. £11 was available to each
participant as a token of appreciation for
questionnaire completion.
Outcomes
The primary outcome was psychological distress, measured with
the Clinical Outcomes in Routine
Evaluation Outcome Measure (CORE–OM), during the main
annual examination period, as defined by the
Student Registry. This period spans May 16, 2016, to June 10,
2016—the most stressful weeks for most
students. Participants in cohort one started the course in
October, 2015, and those in cohort two in January,
2016. CORE–OM is a 34 item scale that has been widely used in
UK university students. Higher scores
indicate more distress. The total mean score (range 0–4) is
obtained by dividing the total score by the
number of completed items (as long as no more than three items
have been missed).
Prespecified secondary outcomes were CORE–OM score
immediately after the MSS courses (post
intervention); scores on the 14 item Warwick–Edinburgh Mental
Wellbeing Scale post-intervention and
during the examination period (total score is calculated by
adding the response values of all items [range
14–70, higher scores indicate greater wellbeing]); examination
results graded according to the British
undergraduate degree classification system (examination
ranking was unavailable); numbers of requests
for special examination arrangements for any cause, and due to
mental health problems; inability to sit
examinations; questions assessing the perceived effect of
problems on academic performance (“To what
16. extent are you considering leaving your course?”, “To what
extent do you have problems affecting your
study?”, and “To what extent do you have problems affecting
your overall experience at
University/College?”); daily questions assessing problem-
focused and emotion-focused coping with
academic workload for 2 weeks during the examination period
(appendix p 5); physical activity
patterns (diurnal and sleep; smartphone accelerometer data were
automatically sampled every 15 min for 2
weeks during the examination period [appendix p 6]); and a
measure of altruism, based on offering high-
street shopping vouchers to participants upon questionnaire
completion (equivalent to £3 for post-
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17. intervention and £5 for examination period questionnaires),
with a choice to donate them to a named
charity. Prespecified secondary outcomes at 1 year follow -up
are yet to be analysed and will be reported
elsewhere. We additionally collected information about process
measures (eg, MSS attendance).
During the study, we actively and systematically monitored for
adverse events, using three different
routes for identification, as detailed in the study protocol.
Emergence of symptoms was recorded on a
form sent to the independent data monitoring and ethics
committee, who determined whether they could be
related to the intervention. Participants with adverse events
were offered support.
Statistical analysis
Data collection began 2 weeks before the start of the
examination period—about 6 months after
randomisation for participants in cohort one, and 3 months after
randomisation for those in cohort two (
figure 1). To detect a change in CORE–OM score of SD 0·3 at a
p value of less than 0·05 with 90% power,
550 students were estimated to be needed, allowing for 20%
loss to follow-up. Any clustering effect
within each course delivery was expected to be negligible:
although this is a group intervention, the work
is highly personal, all the courses were taught by the same
teacher, each mindfulness course included
students from different colleges and academic courses, and the
session-hopping option introduced some
variability. However, we did intraclass correlation analyses of
outcome and attendance data to measure the
extent of clustering.
18. The primary analysis was by intention to treat. Regression
modelling of imputed data included baseline
scores, sex, age, and timing of receipt of intervention relative to
exams as covariates. Multiple
imputation addressed missing data (appendix pp 3, 4). We did
post-hoc two-sample t tests, and
prespecified per-protocol (minimum dose assumed to be 50%
attendance of sessions) and subgroup
analyses (interaction tests) of the primary outcome. A post-hoc
exploratory subgroup analysis was added
to test the influence of being in cohort one versus cohort two.
Normative UK data were compared with
baseline values (prespecified) and primary outcome data (post
hoc). We considered standardised effect
sizes as small (Cohen's d 0·2), moderate (0·5), or large (0·8).
Regression modelling of the imputed datasets was used for the
secondary outcomes of post-intervention
CORE–OM and Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale
scores; no data were imputed for the other,
more exploratory, outcomes. A total daily coping score was
plotted by intervention group, together with
locally weighted scatterplot smoothing with 95% CIs (appendix
p 5). Physical activity scores, derived
from accelerometer data (appendix p 6), were calculated from
the magnitude of the acceleration vector.
Aggregated physical activity scores were categorised according
to time of day to assess diurnal and
nocturnal movement, and plotted with locally weighted
scatterplot smoothing and confidence intervals.
Odds ratios were calculated for binary outcomes and χ and
Fisher's exact tests for ordinal outcomes
(including examination grades because no student had more than
one). We used logistic regression to
assess baseline predictors of whether the primary outcome was
completed. Analyses were done at a two-
19. sided α level of 0·05, using R (version 3.3.2).
This trial is registered with the Australian and New Zealand
Clinical Trials Registry, number
ACTRN12615001160527.
Role of the funding source
The funders of the study had no role in study design, data
collection, data analysis, data interpretation, or
writing of the report. The corresponding author had full access
to all of the data in the study and had final
responsibility for the decision to submit for publication.
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Between Sept 28, 2015, and Jan 1, 2015, we randomly assigned
616 students to the MSS group (n=309) or
the support as usual group (n=307; figure 2). Five (2%) people,
all in the support as usual group, withdrew
from the study; three of four in their final year said this was
because they could not undertake the MSS
course the following year. 182 (59%) participants attended four
or more MSS sessions (figure 2). 39 (13%)
participants provided reasons for abandoning their mindfulness
course; schedule conflicts (n=16) and
being too busy (n=12) were the most frequent reasons. 15 (5%)
participants cancelled without attending
any sessions (appendix p 6). 26 (8%) participants in the support
as usual group practised more than 10 h of
any type of meditation or did an 8 week mindfulness course
after randomisation; data for meditation
practice were unavailable for 114 (37%) participants (no
response).
Baseline characteristics were similar between groups (table 1).
Higher wellbeing at baseline and final-year
status reduced the likelihood of completing the primary outcome
measure (appendix p 11). The intraclass
correlation coefficient for the main outcome was 0, and for the
other outcomes ranged from 0 to 0·016;
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clustering effect.
453 (74%) participants completed the CORE–OM during the
examination period (table 2). MSS reduced
distress during the examination period compared with support as
usual: participants' distress scores were
on average 0·25 CORE–OM total mean score points lower in the
MSS group than in the support as usual
group after adjustment for our a-priori set of covariates (table 2,
table 3, appendix p 14). In standardised
terms, this difference is an average of 0·44 SDs (95% CI 0·60–
0·29; p<0·0001)—a moderate effect size
(appendix p 14). Sensitivity and per-protocol analyses gave
similar results (p<0·0001 in all cases;
appendix p 8).
To explore the practical effect of this primary finding, we
dichotomised observed CORE–OM scores
during the examination period according to those above or
below one total mean score point (appendix p
28), a threshold that discriminates between UK NHS clinical
samples and general population samples.
MSS participants were a third less likely than support as usual
participants to be in this clinical range of
distress (risk ratio 0·65, 95% CI 0·53–0·80; p<0·0001). On
average, about six students (95% CI four to
ten) needed to be offered the MSS course to prevent one from
being distressed at a clinical level during the
examination period.
The effect of the mindfulness intervention in participants who
had examinations or assessments during the
examination period (n=267) was on average 0·19 CORE–OM
score points greater than the effect in those
with no known assessments during this period (p=0·043;
22. appendix p 8). The effect of the mindfulness
intervention in men was on average 0·18 CORE–OM score
points less than the effect in women, but did
not differ significantly between sexes (p=0·061; appendix p 8).
In analysis of secondary outcomes, mindfulness training
reduced distress immediately after the course
compared with support as usual (table 3). Distress among
participants in the support as usual group
increased over the academic year, whereas for MSS participants,
a decrease in CORE–OM scores after the
course was maintained during the examination period (figure 3,
appendix p 27).
MSS improved wellbeing during the examination period and
after the course compared with support as
usual (table 3). Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale
scores among support as usual participants
decreased over the academic year, whereas for MSS
participants, wellbeing increased after the course and
was maintained during the examination period, although less so
than CORE–OM scores (figure 3).
In the intention-to-treat population, students assigned to receive
MSS were slightly more likely to get the
highest (first-class) or lowest (third-class) grades than were
those assigned to receive support as usual (no
differences in the few fails; appendix p 15). Results for grade
attainment were no longer statistically
significant in a post-hoc sensitivity analysis in the per-protocol
sample (ie, participants who completed at
least four mindfulness course sessions), but between-group
differences were numerically similar to those
in the intention-to-treat analysis (appendix p 15). Participants
with third-class grades (n=7, all in the MSS
24. than were higher-marked students
(appendix p 30). The number of participants requesting special
arrangements for their examinations did not
differ between groups, nor did the number unable to sit their
examinations (appendix pp 16, 17).
MSS participants reported fewer problems affecting either their
study or university experience than did
support as usual participants (appendix p 18), but there were no
differences in how often they reported they
would consider leaving their course, nor in their day-to-day
coping with academic workload (appendix p
32). Post-intervention and during the examination period, more
participants in the MSS group than the
support as usual group donated their vouchers offered to
recompense participation (appendix p 19).
Only 31 (5%) participants contributed to physical activity data
due to technical limitations or their
preference (appendix p 20). Activity in MSS participants (n=16)
was reduced between 1400 and 1700 h
(appendix p 31). This reduction cannot be attributed to
afternoon meditation because none of these
participants meditated for more than 1 h per week, and ten
(63%) did less than 0·5 h per week.
For all outcome timepoints, 20 MSS participants and 25 support
as usual participants triggered the adverse
event reporting protocol by exceeding cutoff scores for CORE–
OM risk subscales (appendix p 21). For
adverse events triggered by other means, one participant left the
mindfulness course because they felt it
was unhelpful, bringing unwanted matters to the fore. This
person was referred for counselling and
subsequently reported to the trial that they remained positively
disposed to mindfulness.
25. Discussion
Our findings suggest that the MSS course maintains wellbeing
and engenders resilience to accumulation of
stress during the academic year, notably during the summer
examination period—our primary outcome.
Although the average baseline CORE–OM score of all
participants was slightly higher than reported
student norms (0·76 score points), scores for MSS participants
at the time of maximum stress
(examinations) had fallen towards those norms, whereas scores
in the support as usual group indicated
increasing distress. The primary outcome results were
maintained across intention-to-treat and per-protocol
analyses, implying effectiveness, even with only 59% of
participants attending at least half the sessions.
The moderate effect size translated into about five of 30
students in each group being prevented from
indicating distress scores during the examination period at a
clinically significant level (a number needed
to treat of six). This finding suggests that mindfulness is more
effective than other preventive
interventions.
Distress in the MSS group was lower beyond the period of the
mindfulness courses and into the
examination period than at baseline, which is consistent with
mindfulness building psychological
resilience to academic distress, as are results for perceived
problems affecting study or experience.
Wellbeing results, and interaction tests showing that the effect
might be larger in people who had more
stress, support this hypothesis.
Previous trials indicate that mindfulness courses shortly before
university examinations might improve
26. performance. Our analysis of undergraduate examination
results following MSS earlier in the year
suggests a more nuanced effect: more students achieved either
higher or lower grades after the MSS
course. At a borderline level of statistical significance, we view
these results of a planned secondary
analysis with caution. However, the effect is consistent with the
well known, inverted-U relationship
between arousal and performance first described by Yerkes and
Dodson. The value of such an effect is,
inevitably, personal and beyond the resolution of the trial; for
instance, an MSS participant achieving a low
mark might, in fact, have intermitted their studies but for
mindfulness training. Low statistical power for
analysis of intermissions precluded further comment.
Nevertheless, we believe that this finding warrants
further study.
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Results for comparisons of other secondary outcomes require
27. caution. MSS participants more often
donated their study payments to charity compared with
participants in the support as usual group, in line
with evidence that mindfulness promotes altruism. Results for
daily coping strategies did not differ
between groups, although small but relevant differences might
have gone undetected in our design. The
measurement of physical activity through mobile phone
accelerometers was difficult to interpret because
of the small, self-selected subsample; essentially, this element
of the trial was unsuccessful. The finding
that higher baseline wellbeing was related to non-response is
puzzling, and might be a type 1 error.
This pragmatic trial has strengths and limitations. By contrast
with most psychological intervention
trials, we actively monitored adverse reactions. The
mindfulness course evaluated in this trial, in
addition to its selection criteria and support structure, is
unlikely to cause clinically relevant adverse
reactions. Monitoring suggests that students learning
mindfulness should be encouraged to discuss any
concerns, unpleasant experiences, or adverse life events with
their mindfulness teacher, and should be
offered extra support.
The trial participants were a subsample of roughly 20 000 total
students self-selected on the basis of a
personal interest in mindfulness and the setting of concerns over
student mental health. However,
mindfulness training appealed to a wide range of Cambridge
University students in terms of socio-
demographic characteristics. Participants were, on average,
slightly more stressed at baseline than their
peers who did not volunteer for the study. Our results replicate
evidence from several smaller, mostly less
28. rigorous, trials done across a range of higher education
institutions, populations, and countries.
Findings from all these trials indicate that 8 week mindfulness
courses reduce distress among university
students. Therefore, we believe that our findings are
generalisable to university students in the
UK and other high-income countries. The slightly larger effect
in women than men also replicates previous
findings.
To our knowledge, the Mindful Student Study is the largest
randomised controlled trial to date assessing
mindfulness training for students. The study robustly assessed
the effectiveness of provision of a
preventive mental health support service in real life, and was
co-produced with stakeholders, making it
immediately informative for policy making; however, it lacked
an active control intervention beyond the
wide range of standard support available to our students.
Therefore, it was neither possible, nor was it our
intention, to establish how participants' expectations influenced
the results, including through a nocebo
effect, whereby participants receiving support as usual expect
symptoms to worsen; the relevance of peer
and teacher support; and other non-specific factors associated
with mindfulness training. Thus, our study is
a confirmatory effectiveness trial based on evidence showing
the efficacy of mindfulness interventions in
different contexts; there are reasons to believe that our results
are due, at least partly, to an effect specific
to the mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques that were
taught.
We regard the 59% attendance at half or more of the
mindfulness course sessions as a finding in and of
itself in the context of a pragmatic effectiveness trial. The
29. attendance rate could have represented a
constraint on statistical power, but our study was designed to
accommodate this. Loss to follow-up was
moderate in both groups and, despite strenuous efforts to collect
data, remains largely unexplained; these
problems are common in mindfulness trials. However, we made
best use of available data to impute
missing values. A high proportion of participants are expected
to be lost to follow-up in trials testing
behavioural interventions that are neither prescribed nor
essential for health, and reasons are expected to be
difficult to collect.
The primary and most secondary outcomes were self-reported,
and participants were not masked to group
allocation, such that responses might have been influenced by
their expectations. Only one mindful ness
teacher delivered the intervention, which strengthens the
internal validity of our results, but could restrict
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their external validity if the beneficial effects were partly
attributable to the personal attributes of this
particular individual.
Well conducted and adequately powered comparative
effectiveness research is needed into preventive
mental health interventions (eg, comparing mindfulness with a
positive psychology preventive
intervention). Early clinical evidence suggests that mindfulness
effects might not differ from other
interventions, but in preventive programmes, personal
preferences, feasibility, and stigma might exert as
much influence on real-life success as efficacy.
In conclusion, our study suggests that offering openly
accessible mindfulness interventions aimed at the
well student population, separate from specific mental health
services, is a useful addition to robust clinical
interventions delivered by university counselling services. The
8 week mindfulness course adapted for
university students tested in this trial is an acceptable, feasible,
and effective component of wider student
mental health strategies. Public health increasingly favours
interventions to promote mental wellbeing
placed in settings such as educational institutions; therefore,
31. whether our findings have a wider
application merits further study.
Acknowledgments
This study was funded by the University of Cambridge Vice-
Chancellor's Endowment Fund, the
University Counselling Service, and the National Institute for
Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for
Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care East of
England hosted by the Cambridgeshire and
Peterborough National Health Service Foundation Trust. The
views expressed are those of the authors and
do not necessarily represent those of the University of
Cambridge, the NHS, the NIHR, or the Department
of Health. We thank Elizabeth English for her independent
development of the intervention; independent
data monitoring and ethics committee members Tim Dalgleish,
Loraine Gelsthorpe, and Sandrine Müller;
the study reference group; the University Students' Mindfulness
Society; David Spiegelhalter; Evianne van
Gijn-Grosvenor; Panagiotis Tsamouris; Bethany Oakley; Akvilė
Bukenaite; Norma Silva; the Researcher
Development Programme, University Student Registry, and
University of Cambridge Counselling teams;
and the study participants.
Contributors
GD and AB conceived the mindfulness intervention pilot and
concurrent research into the effectiveness of
the provision. PBJ, AB, and GD applied for funding for a
randomised controlled trial. JG and PBJ
produced an initial draft of the protocol that was revised
through discussion with all the authors. JG, GD,
MV, and PBJ did the study, with help from the rest of the
authors. NL led smartphone data collection and
32. preprocessing. JG, PBJ, MV, JS, and APW did the analysis. JG
was the lead researcher. PBJ is guarantor of
the study.
Declaration of interests
We declare no competing interests.
Supplementary Material
Supplementary appendix:
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Baseline characteristics
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41. Data are n (%). MSS=Mindfulness Skills for Students.
Inferred from whether participants paid their study fees
according to UK or European Union rates, or overseas rates.
Spent in total more than 10 h meditating in the past, or
completed an 8 week mindfulness course.
MSS group (n=309) Support as usual group (n=307)
Sex
Female 187 (61%) 201 (65%)
Male 122 (39%) 106 (35%)
Age (years)
17–21 139 (45%) 140 (46%)
22–30 144 (47%) 142 (46%)
≥31 23 (8%) 24 (8%)
UK or European Union nationality 239 (78%) 231 (76%)
Ethnic origin
Asian 51 (17%) 67 (23%)
Black 4 (1%) 2 (1%)
Mixed 17 (6%) 23 (8%)
Other 9 (3%) 7 (2%)
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Table 2
Baseline, post-intervention and exam period distress (CORE-
OM) and wellbeing (WEMWBS)
scores
Baseline Post-intervention Examination period
n Mean
(SD)
Median (min–
max)
44. n Mean
(SD)
Median (min–
max)
n Mean
(SD)
Median
(min–max)
CORE–OM
Support as
usual
305 0·97
(0·51)
0·91 (0·00–
2·79)
227 1·04
(0·54)
0·94 (0·00–
2·82)
216 1·11
(0·57)
1·06 (0·09–
3·15)
MSS 309 1·01
47. 49·00 (14·00–
70·00)
Total 614 48·31
(8·54)
48·00 (17·00–
70·00)
475 48·34
(9·03)
49·00 (20·00–
70·00)
449 47·69
(9·13)
48·00 (14·00–
70·00)
CORE–OM=Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation Outcome
Measure. MSS=Mindfulness Skills for Students.
WEMWBS=Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale.
For each questionnaire, two students replied “prefer not to
answer” to some items, failing to provide enough answers
to calculate a baseline score.
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Outcomes comparing MSS (reference) with support as usual
MSS=Mindfulness Skills for Students. CORE–OM=Clinical
Outcomes in Routine Evaluation Outcome Measure.
WEMWBS=Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale.
OR=odds ratio.
Primary outcome measure.
Timepoint Result
CORE–OM (n=482) Post-
intervention
Favours MSS, adjusted mean difference −0·14, 95% CI −0·22 to
−0·06; p=0·001
CORE–OM (n=453) Examination
period
Favours MSS, adjusted mean difference −0·25, 95%CI −0·34 to
−0·16; p<0·0001 (appendix p 14)
WEMWBS (n=475) Post-
intervention
49. Favours MSS, adjusted mean difference 2·75, 95% CI 1·42 to
4·09;
p=0·0001
WEMWBS (n=449) Examination
period
Favours MSS, adjusted mean difference 2·61, 95% CI 1·12 to
4·10;
p=0·001
Exam grades (n=292) Examination
period
Non-linear relationship; Fisher's exact p=0·04 (appendix p 15)
Requests for special examination arrangements (n=415)
For any issue Examination
period
OR 0·70, 95% CI 0·37 to 1·30; p=0·24 (appendix p 16)
For mental health issues Examination
period
OR 0·72, 95% CI 0·10 to 4·28; p=0·72 (appendix p 16)
Intermissions of study
(n=616)
Examination
period
Inability OR 1·67, 95% CI 0·32 to 10·82; p=0·72 (appendix p
50. 17)
Considering leaving
course (n=447)
Examination
period
χ 3·65, four degrees of freedom; p=0·46 (appendix p 18)
Problems affecting study
(n=449)
Examination
period
MSS participants had fewer problems, χ 10·26, four degrees of
freedom; p=0·04 (appendix p 18)
Problems affecting
experience (n=448)
Examination
period
MSS participants had fewer problems, χ 11·28, four degrees of
freedom; p=0·02 (appendix p 18)
Day-to-day coping
(n=191)
Examination
period
No differences between groups (appendix p 32)
51. Physical activity (n=31) Examination
period
MSS participants had less afternoon activity (appendix p 31)
Altruism (n=479) Post-
intervention
Donation OR 1·95, 95% CI 1·34 to 2·86; p=0·0003 (appendix p
19)
Altruism (n=450) Examination
period
Donation OR 1·80, 95% CI 1·22 to 2·66; p=0·003 (appendix p
19)
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Distress and wellbeing scores
Higher CORE–OM scores indicate greater distress and higher
WEMWBS scores indicate greater wellbeing. Boxes show
median values (middle lines) with 25th and 75th percentiles;
whiskers denote values within 1·5 times of the IQR. Circles
represent datapoints that fall outside this range.
MSS=Mindfulness Skills for Students. CORE–OM=Clinical
Outcomes in
Routine Evaluation Outcome Measure. WEMWBS=Warwick–
Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale.
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