Z73
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: receive Wisdom Training: Wisdom training in this trial consists of six modules, with the order being flexible depending on the participants. Each wisdom intervention consists of one Farsi spe
Sponsors
Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 82 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (a) Farsi-speaking adults aged 18 years or olderr up 82 years who are refugees (b) living in the refugees’ center and less than ten years of their arrival in Germany.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (a) participation in other studies within two months before the enrolment, (b) severe mental illnesses such as being suicidal or severe cognitive impairment according to the judgment of the trainer, (c) concurrent psychological treatment, (d) rejecting consenting. There are no further exclusion criteria for this study unless participants decide not to participate in this study or do not meet the inclusion criteria.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adjustment Disorder New Module, ADNM+(Kazlauskas et al., 2018) The primary outcome measure is the Adjustment Disorder New Module + for embitterment (ADNM8; Ben-Ezra et al., 2018), ten items self-report scale. It is derived from Adjustment Disorder New Module (ADNM+). The seven items measure the core symptoms alone, and the last item measures the functional impairment. Two items are added to this questionnaire to evaluate embitterment severity. The ADNM+ has shown excellent internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha for the brief ADNM8 is 0.91). The Brief version of ADNM8 and the original version of the instrument are highly correlated (r=0.947) (Kazlauskas et al., 2018). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ryff’s Psychological Wellbeing Scale (Ryff, 1989, 1995), Symptom Checklist-90, SCL-90 (Derogatis LR, 1992), Multidimensional Wisdom Scale, MDW-30 (Linden et al 2019), Everyday Discrimination Scale(EDS, Williams, Yu, Jackson & Anderson, 1997), EUROHIS-QOL 8 item(Schmidt S et al., 2006) Different aspects of psychological well-being are assessed using Ryff’s psychological well-being scales (Ryff scales; Ryff, 1989; Ryff & Keyes, 1995). This instrument is a 42–Item self-reported scale used to assess six different dimensions of psychological wellbeing including autonomy, self-determination, environmental mastery, personal growth / being open for challenges and new experience, positive relationships, purpose in life/having a sense of meaning full life, and self-acceptance towards oneself/one’s past experiences. It has good internal consistency. The coefficients of Cronbach’s alpha are consistence (a>.65) (Lindfors et al., 2006). Alpha coffecitents ranging from 0.86 to 0.93. Each item scored on a 6 point Likert scale, ranging from 1(not at all typical me) to 6 (very typical me). The Farsi version of Ryff is used in this research. It has been validated and shown acceptable reliability (Bayani A A et al., 2008). To measure distress symptoms, we use Symptom checklist-90(Derogatis & Savitz, 1999) The 90- Item Symptom checklist-90 revised (SCL-90) consists of 90 questions. It is a self-report assessment to assess a broad range of the psychological problems. It evaluates nine psychopathological symptoms, targeting somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms: interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation, psychoticism. The global severity index gives a sum score. This scale showed a high internal consistency. Chronbach’s alpha coefficient range from 0.66(depressive symptoms in SCL-27) to 0.98 (Global Severity Index in SCL-90 R) and good validity. This study uses the Farsi version of SCL. Twelve dimensions of wisdom are assessed | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMoujan Tofighi
Forschungsgruppe Psychosomatische Rehabilitation (FPR)
Outcome results
None listed