At a glance
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Reducing Stress, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptoms Via a Family-centered Preventative Intervention for Immigrants: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Problem Management Plus for Immigrants at family settings and Talk program with Community Support Service Pamphlet (CSS) for Stress, Psychological and 3 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 232 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Goal: The long-term goal of the proposed research program is to test the effectiveness of a preventative behavioral intervention and to scale it up for use with broader immigrant populations to reduce stress and mental health disorders. Intervention: This study plan to adapt the World Health Organization developed Problem Management Plus (PMP), an evidence based, multi-component, behavioral intervention including breathing, problem solving, behavioral activation, and social support for immigrants. Hypothesis: Immigrants in the Problem Management Plus for Immigrants (PMP-I) will have significantly lower levels of stress and anxious/depressive symptoms as compared to immigrants in the talk program with Community Support Service pamphlets (CSS). Objective: The current study aims to pilot test the feasibility and acceptability of PMP-I among Bhutanese immigrants 18 years and older living in the Massachusetts.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
PMP-I is a 5-week, peer-led, culturally tailored psychoeducation, behavioral activation (90 minutes), breathing and yoga intervention (90 minutes) in a family setting. PMP-I will use a structured approach, including once a week face-to-face sessions, breathing and yoga practices. 1. Managing Stress: Breathing and yoga practices, stress-management sessions, and behavioral activation exercises to strengthen positive coping strategies. 2. Managing Problems: Practice exercises to identify the problems, develop solutions, and plan a strategy to carry out those solutions. 3. Get Going, Keep Doing: Communication skill sessions and practice exercises to identify and carry out pleasant tasks. 4. Strengthening Social Support: Social skills session and practice exercise to identify social support. 5. Staying Well: Make a plan that helps to create supportive family environment.
Pamphlet including list of community support service institutions