Depression, Physical complaint
Conditions
Interventions
A 2-session weekly on-site stress management program which provides psychoeducation of stress management skills based on the behavior activation technique.
Nothing for control group.
Sponsors
Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) mothers who have a preschool child. 2) living in Fukushima-city and surrounding or nearby region.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: A clinical psychologist in charge of the program judge that the participation in the program may cause a participant any health problem or worse a health problem which he/she already had.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Physical symptoms to be mesured by the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire at 3 and 6 months post-randomization. 2) Psychological distress to be measured by K6 at 3 and 6 months post-randomization. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Radiation stress: 7 items (Umeda et al, 2014) 2) Activity changes after the disaster: 9 items (original) 3) Liveliness and boredom: 20 items (the Multiple Mood Scale) 4) Child-rearing anxiety: 14items (the Child-rearing Anxiety Scale) 5) Life satisfaction: 1 item (visual analogue scale) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactYuki Sekiya
Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo Mental Health
Outcome results
None listed