Online Physical Therapy Management for Physiotherapists to Cope Psychological Distress During Covid-19 Pandemic
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Psychological Distress
- Sponsor
- Universitat de Lleida
- Enrollment
- 20
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Scale Body Connection
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This project is aimed at physiotherapists and physiotherapy students who have been psychologically affected during the COVID 19 pandemic.
The objective of the approach is to generate a free intervention programme in virtual modality, from the approach of physiotherapy in mental health, which would help them to alleviate the negative effects of the pandemic, offer them coping tools and collaborate to improve their state of well-being.
Detailed Description
The intervention group will consist of the Ínsula method. Insula method will be developed twice a week for 12 weeks online form through videoconference platform. The intervention will consist of twelve individual treatments. It is a program of Physiotherapy in Mental Health, created by the physiotherapists Eugenia de León (Guatemala) and Moisés Magos (Mexico) in conjunction with the Psychiatrist Roberto Martínez Porras (Guatemala). It has a progressive design, seeking to strengthen emotional self-regulation skills, connection with others and the environment, and to guide a self - knowledge process. All these objectives are worked through body resources, like conscious movement, breathing, posture, contact, relaxation exercises, etc. The program has influence of various other disciplines such as Tai - Chi, Chi Kung, Sensorimotor Therapy, Somatic Education, Mindfulness, BBAT, among others. Likewise, its principles and progression are based on theoretical models of Neurosciences
Investigators
Cristina Bravo
Dr
Universitat de Lleida
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •they are physiotherapist with a moderate or severe psychological distress self-perceived regarding COVID-19 pandemic
- •age \>18 years
- •they can manage to stand from the position of "lying", "sitting", and "standing" without assistance
- •they can have smartphone, laptop or device and internet access to follow the intervention
Exclusion Criteria
- •they could not follow the intervention due to cognitive or physical health
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Scale Body Connection
Time Frame: Baseline and up to 12 weeks and 1 year
The scale consists of 20 items scored on a Likert scale ranging from 0 ("not at all") to 4 ("all the time"). It includes two independent factors (r=-.08). The first factor is Body Awareness, which assesses conscious attention to sensory cues that indicate the state of the body (e.g., tension, nervousness, relaxation). The second factor, bodily dissociation, measures bodily connection to or detachment from emotional experiences. The internal consistency of both factors was considered suitable on the basis of a Cronbach's α of 0.83 for BA (12 items) and 0.78 for BD (8 items)
Secondary Outcomes
- Depression anxiety and stress scale(Baseline and up to 12 weeks and 1 year)
- Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale(Baseline and up to 12 weeks and 1 year)