Acceptability/Feasibility of COVID-19 Intervention
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Social Isolation, Emotional Disorder
In brief
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is a significant psychological stressor that threatens the onset of a mental health crisis in the US. Fear and anxiety about COVID-19 and its economic impact, as well as loneliness due to the required social isolation, are driving the mental health impacts of COVID-19; in a recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll, 45% of respondents reported that the coronavirus has had a negative impact on their mental health. This is reflected in Southeastern Ohio. In data that the investigators collected from 317 Ohio University faculty, staff, and students from late May to early June, 39% reported moderate-to-severe levels of anxiety, 41% reported moderate-to-severe levels of depression and 57% reported the COVID-19 outbreak was impacting their sense of social connection much or very much. Despite the significant community need for accessible and affordable care, there are currently no evidence-based interventions for individuals coping poorly with coronavirus-related distress. The investigators have developed a virtual group-based intervention targeting cognitive biases that amplify the experience of stress and anxiety (i.e., amplifying cognitions; Coping with Coronavirus-Related Emotion and Worry \[COPING CREW\]). The next step in developing this intervention in a scientifically rigorous manner is to refine the manual and procedures and conduct a pilot test of the intervention.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05019053
- Run by
- Ohio University
- People needed
- 24
- Starts
- 2021-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2022-05-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2022-02-18
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Elevated anxiety sensitivity (i.e., a score greater than 1 standard deviation above the mean on the Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3; Taylor et al., 2007)
- Elevated Intolerance of uncertainty (i.e., a score greater than 1 standard deviation above the mean on the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale - Short Form; Carleton et al., 2007)
- Elevated loneliness (i.e., a score greater than 1 standard deviation above the mean on the NIH Toolbox Loneliness Scale; Cyranowski et al., 2013)
- Access to a device with internet connection
You may not qualify if…
- Participants who have previously received other FEAR Lab interventions or participated in a focus group related to that intervention (20-X-184; 20-X-204) will be excluded due to the overlap of intervention material.
Where it is running
- Ohio University — Athens, Ohio, United States (enrolling)
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