Effects of an Intervention to Enhance Resilience in Physical Therapy Students

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Conditions studied: Psychological Stress

In brief

Health professional students experience high levels of psychological stress. Individuals with higher levels of resilience are better equipped to handle stress. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of an 8-hour resilience curriculum on stress levels, resilience, coping, protective factors, and symptomatology on students enrolled in a doctor of physical therapy (DPT) program. Hypothesis: The curriculum will decrease stress levels, increase resilience, coping flexibility, protective factors (optimism, positive affect, and social support), and reduce symptomatology (negative affect, illness). Research on stress and its consequences experienced by physical therapy students in particular is limited. If the results of this study support this hypothesis, it may establish the benefit of adding a resilience component to the curriculum for students of physical therapy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02541240

Run by

University of Indianapolis

People needed

43

Starts

2015-09-01

Expected to finish

2016-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-05-11

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Current enrollment in Doctor of Physical Therapy program at either Indiana University or the University of Indianapolis

You may not qualify if…

• None

Where it is running

• Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
• University of Indianapolis — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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