Three Good Things (3GT) - Intervention for Transitional Care Patients

Not Applicable

Terminated

Conditions: Positive Thinking
Resilience, Psychological
Psychology, Positive

Interventions: Behavioral: Three Good Things (3GT) Positive Psychology journaling activity

Brief Summary: Researchers are doing this research study to learn how the Three Good Things (3GT) Positive Psychology journaling activity affects symptoms of stress, depression, resilience, and happiness.

Detailed Description: The purpose of this study is to measure, rank and categorize the subject sample of depression, stress, resilience and happiness scores using quantitative surveys. This research aims to learn how a Three Good Things (3GT) journaling activity affects a subject's symptoms of stress, depression, resilience and happiness. The data will allow the project team to gain an in-depth understanding of the impact of the use of resilience strategies from a hospitalized patient's perspective. The project aims to review if there is a correlation between stress, depression, resiliency, and happiness scores to the use of Positive Psychology.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

Individuals ≥ 18 years of age.
Current inpatient at the Mayo Clinic Health System Bloomer Hospital, Bloomer, Wisconsin (a Swing Bed Hospital as defined by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)).
Able to speak English.
Able to answer questionnaires.

Exclusion Criteria

Individuals < 18 years of age.
Patient unwilling or unable to provide consent to participate in this research study.
Patient under guardianship.
As determined through self-report, patient in active psychosis, active suicidal ideation, active substance abuse meeting criteria for substance use disorders except for nicotine (the exception is patients with a history of substance abuse that have been in remission for at least one full year).
Patient diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, active panic disorder with agoraphobia or other phobic disorder, active Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or active severe personality disorders.
Patient with previous participation in this study.

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
3GT journaling group	Three Good Things (3GT) Positive Psychology journaling activity	Subjects will participate in the Three Good Things (3GT) Positive Psychology journaling activity daily for six weeks.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Perceived Stress	Baseline, 6 weeks	Change in subject perceived stress measured using the self-reported perceived stress scale (PSS). A 10-item questionnaire assessing individuals' appraisal of stress using a scale of 0=never, 4=very often.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Subjective Depression	Baseline, 6 weeks	Change in subject depression measured using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale-Revised (CESD-R-10).
Subjective Happiness	Baseline, 6 weeks	Change in subject happiness measured using the self-reported subjective happiness scale (SHS). A 4-item scale of global subjective happiness. Two items ask respondents to characterize themselves using both absolute ratings and ratings relative to peers, whereas the other two items offer brief descriptions of happy and unhappy individuals and ask respondents the extent to which each characterization describes them.
Subjective Resilience	Baseline, 6 weeks	Change in subject resiliency scores measured by the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC 2)

Locations (1): Mayo Clinic Health System Bloomer Hospital
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Bloomer, Wisconsin, United States

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