Impact of Positive Psychology Group Intervention for Chronic Illness Patients with negative emotional states in Primary Care– A Prospective Experimental Study

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• Conditions: Patient with diabetes and/or hypertension with negative emotions screened using DASS-21; Metabolic and Endocrine - Diabetes; Cardiovascular - Hypertension; Mental Health - Anxiety

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000378628
• Lead Sponsor: orna Ng

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-04-08
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:
1). Patients aged 40 and above with hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus and they are screened to have negative emotional states using Chinese version of Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale DASS-21
2). They are willing and able to participate in 6-weekly, 2hr/week Positive Psychology Intervention Program

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria :
1). Patients with history of major psychiatric disorders such as major depression, schizophrenia, panic disorder and etc.
2). Patients currently on psychoactive medications.
3). Patients with cognitive impairment or acute exacerbation of chronic medical illness.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in DASS-21, Life Satisfaction Scale and Subjective Happiness Index pre and post-intervention[6 week post-intervention]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
none[none]