Journaling and Addiction Recovery: Piloting "Positive Recovery Journaling"
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 81
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Satisfaction With Life at 8 Weeks
研究概览
简要总结
The main objective of this study is to pilot test the Positive Peer Journaling (PPJ) [later renamed "Positive Recovery Journaling" (PRJ)] intervention and its feasibility and acceptability. A second objective is to compare individuals assigned to PPJ to individuals in a treatment as usual control group.
详细描述
Many spiritual and religious traditions involve the practice of personal inventory and self-examination. These practices involve conducting a review of the day, spirituality, gratitude, and striving for self-knowledge and self-improvement. The 10th step of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) recommends that members conduct such a daily inventory. While this practice may benefit AA members, not everyone seeking addiction recovery joins AA. Even for those who do, it can take time to reach step 10 and begin deriving benefits from it. The study PI, Dr. Amy Krentzman, developed Positive Recovery Journaling (PRJ, formerly "positive peer journaling") as a simple 10-minute daily practice which reviews the past 24 hours on the left side of a journal page and plans the upcoming 24 hours on the right side of a journal page. The prompts for the left and right sides of the PRJ page are based on principles from positive psychology and behavioral activation.
The main objective of this study is to pilot test the PRJ intervention and to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and logistics of treatment delivery.
A second objective is to observe whether PRJ is associated with improvement in satisfaction with life, happiness with recovery, and commitment to sobriety
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •meet DSM-V criteria for past-year Substance Use Disorder as primary or secondary diagnosis,
- •English literacy sufficient to make short written lists needed to complete PPJ and homework assessments,
- •minimum 2 weeks sustained abstinence,
- •completed first 2 weeks of treatment at Nuway (approximately 2 weeks), an intensive outpatient substance use disorder treatment program and the recruitment site,
- •agree to be audio recorded or transcription recorded in group meetings and in individual meetings with research staff,
- •currently are clients in the Nuway outpatient program,
- •participants must be English speaking and literacy must be strong enough to write short lists and to understand the questions asked in the questionnaires,
- •participants must have an electronic device that connects to the internet and internet connection for online delivery of intervention during COVID-19.
排除标准
- •presence of a psychotic disorder, psychiatric condition (e.g., suicidal ideation), or cognitive impairment (e.g., severe dementia, traumatic brain injury) limiting ability to give consent and/or participate in the study;
- •severe psychiatric illness (current schizophrenia, major depression with suicidal ideation);
- •personality disorders that would interfere with satisfactory participation in or completion of the study protocol,
- •inability to give informed, voluntary consent to participate,
- •lack of sufficient English literacy to participate, defined as inability to make a list of 5 things they did yesterday and inability to understand questionnaire items,
- •any impairment, activity, or situation that in the judgement of the research staff would prevent satisfactory participation in or completion of the study protocol.
结局指标
主要结局
Satisfaction With Life at 8 Weeks
时间窗: 8 weeks (the 1-month post-intervention)
Score on the "Satisfaction with Life" scale. This scale has 5 items assessed on a 7 point Likert-type response format. Scores range from 5 to 35 with higher scores representing higher satisfaction with life.
Satisfaction With Life at 4 Weeks
时间窗: 4 weeks (after Phase 2, the independent practice phase)
Score on the "Satisfaction with Life" scale. This scale has 5 items assessed on a 7 point Likert-type response format. Scores range from 5 to 35 with higher scores representing higher satisfaction with life.
Happiness With Recovery at 8 Weeks
时间窗: 8 weeks (the 1-month post intervention)
Score on a single item, "In general, I am happy with my recovery." This item uses an 11 point scale ranging from 0 to 10. Higher scores represent higher happiness with recovery.
Satisfaction With Life at Baseline
时间窗: Baseline
Score on the "Satisfaction with Life" scale. This scale has 5 items assessed on a 7 point Likert-type response format. Scores range from 5 to 35 with higher scores representing higher satisfaction with life.
Happiness With Recovery at Baseline
时间窗: Baseline
Score on a single item, "In general, I am happy with my recovery." This item uses an 11 point scale ranging from 0 to 10. Higher scores represent higher happiness with recovery.
Commitment to Sobriety at 8 Weeks
时间窗: 8 weeks (the 1-month post intervention)
Score on a single item, "I am willing to do whatever it takes to recover from my addiction." This item uses an 11 point scale ranging from 0-10. Higher scores represent greater commitment to sobriety.
Satisfaction With Life at 2 Weeks
时间窗: 2 weeks (after Phase 1, the group phase)
Score on the "Satisfaction with Life" scale. This scale has 5 items assessed on a 7 point Likert-type response format. Scores range from 5 to 35 with higher scores representing higher satisfaction with life.
Happiness With Recovery at 4 Weeks
时间窗: 4 weeks (after Phase 2, the independent practice phase)
Score on a single item, "In general, I am happy with my recovery." This item uses an 11 point scale ranging from 0 to 10. Higher scores represent higher happiness with recovery.
Commitment to Sobriety at 4 Weeks
时间窗: 4 weeks (after Phase 2, the independent practice phase)
Score on a single item, "I am willing to do whatever it takes to recover from my addiction." This item uses an 11 point scale ranging from 0-10. Higher scores represent greater commitment to sobriety.
Happiness With Recovery at 2 Weeks
时间窗: 2 weeks (after Phase 1, the group phase)
Score on a single item, "In general, I am happy with my recovery." This item uses an 11 point scale ranging from 0 to 10. Higher scores represent higher happiness with recovery.
Commitment to Sobriety at 2 Weeks
时间窗: 2 weeks (after Phase 1, the group phase)
Score on a single item, "I am willing to do whatever it takes to recover from my addiction." This item uses an 11 point scale ranging from 0-10. Higher scores represent greater commitment to sobriety.
Commitment to Sobriety at Baseline
时间窗: Baseline
Score on a single item, "I am willing to do whatever it takes to recover from my addiction." This item uses an 11 point scale ranging from 0-10. Higher scores represent greater commitment to sobriety.
次要结局
未报告次要终点