Rebalance: Compassion Focused Therapy in a Transdiagnostic Health Group
- Conditions
- Chronic DiseasePsychological AdjustmentCompassion
- Interventions
- Other: Compassion Focussed Therapy
- Registration Number
- NCT04040972
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
- Brief Summary
This study evaluates the use of group Compassion Focussed Therapy in a population with various and/or multiple long term health conditions. A multiple baseline, single case experimental design will be used with a view to evaluate changes in psychological adjustment and compassion. Daily data and weekly questionnaire batteries will be collected across a baseline period and ten weeks of group intervention. Participants will be those already referred to the group by a clinician as part of their routine care.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 6
- Experiencing difficulties adjusting to one or more chronic physical health condition(s)
- Willing and motivated to attend a nine-week group facilitated in English
- Exhibit sufficient interpersonal skills and impulse control to allow them to engage with group members without disrupting group dynamics
- Able to provide informed consent
- Moderate or severe impairment of cognitive function
- Primary problem related to drug or alcohol misuse
- Actively suicidal or experiencing an acute deterioration in their mental health including experiencing an acute psychotic episode
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Rebalance - Group Compassion Focussed Therapy Compassion Focussed Therapy -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being scale (assessing change over time) Recorded weekly throughout baseline period and ten week intervention. Also collected once at 3 month follow up A 14 item measure of psychological wellbeing scored 1 (none of the time) to 5 (all of the time).
The compassionate engagement and action scales (assessing change over time) Recorded weekly throughout baseline period and ten week intervention. Also collected once at 3 month follow up. Measure of compassion compromising three subscales. Each scale contains two sub-sections. All answers on scale of 1 (Never) to 10 (Always).
Work and social adjustment scale (assessing change over time) Recorded weekly throughout baseline period and ten week intervention. Also collected once at 3 month follow up A 5-item measure of functional impairment due to a specified stressor. Each question is scored 1 (Not at all) to 8 (very severely)
Self-efficacy for managing chronic disease scale (assessing change over time) Recorded weekly throughout baseline period and ten week intervention. Also collected once at 3 month follow up A 6-item measure of perceived self-efficacy to adherence to recommended self-management programs. Each item scored 1 (not at all confident) to 10 (totally confident).
Illness Cognition Questionnaire (assessing change over time) Recorded weekly throughout baseline period and ten week intervention. Also collected once at 3 month follow up 18 items each rated on a four-point scale with high internal validity (all above 0.81. Assessing three domains of perceiving illness (helplessness, acceptance and perceived benefits) this tool identifies maladaptive cognitive styles surrounding illness which are linked to poorer psychological outcomes. Scored 1 (not at all) to 4 (completely)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Daily diary questions (assessing change over time) Daily throughout baseline (14-5 days) and intervention (10 weeks). May also be collected for 7 days at time of three month follow up. 3 questions relating to the participants sense of adjustment and self-compassion on that day. Each question uses a five-point likert scale from 1 (very poorly) to 5 (very well)
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
NHS Lothian Clinical Health Psychology Service
🇬🇧Edinburgh, United Kingdom