Healthy Adults
Conditions
Keywords
mobile app, acceptance and commitment therapy, Randomized Controlled Trial, caregivers, long-term care facilities, mental health
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to investigate whether a smartphone-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) program can improve the mental health and quality of life of care workers in long-term care facilities. The research question of this study is as follows: Among caregivers working in long-term care facilities, are there differences in mental health, quality of life, and job burnout between the experimental group that participated in a smartphone-based ACT program and the control group that participated in a document-based ACT program? Participants in the experimental group will complete 70 daily sessions of a smartphone-based ACT program using Anzeilax-Plus, administered Monday through Friday over a 14-week period. Participants in the control group will complete 70 daily assignments from a document-based ACT program, administered Monday through Friday over the same 14-week period.
Interventions
OTHERMobile-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) program
Participants will complete a daily Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) session through a mobile application on their smartphones.
OTHERDocument-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Program
Participants will complete a daily Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) session using materials provided by the research team.
Sponsors
Sookmyung Women's University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Caregivers aged 18 years or older who provide care services to older adults in long-term care facilities, own a smartphone, and have no history of depression or other mental illnesses.
Exclusion criteria
* Caregivers with a history of depression or other mental illnesses, or those who do not own a smartphone.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Depressive symptoms | From enrollment to Week 7 (mid-intervention) and Week 14 (end of the intervention) | Depressive symptoms will be measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, a 9-item self-report measure. Each item is rated on a 4-point scale, with total scores ranging from 9 to 36. Higher scores indicate higher levels of depressive symptoms. |
| Anxiety | From enrollment to Week 7 (mid-intervention) and Week 14 (end of the intervention) | Anxiety will be measured using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, a 7-item self-report measure. Each item is rated on a 4-point scale, with total scores ranging from 7 to 28. Higher scores indicate higher levels of anxiety. |
| Stress | From enrollment to Week 7 (mid-intervention) and Week 14 (end of the intervention) | Stress will be measured using the Perceived Stress Scale-10, a 10-item self-report measure. Each item is rated on a 5-point scale, with total scores ranging from 10 to 50. Higher scores indicate higher levels of stress. |
| Self-esteem | From enrollment to Week 7 (mid-intervention) and Week 14 (end of the intervention) | Self-esteem will be measured using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, a 10-item self-report measure. Each item is rated on a 5-point scale, with total scores ranging from 10 to 50. Higher scores indicate higher levels of self-esteem |
| Job burnout | From enrollment to Week 7 (mid-intervention) and Week 14 (end of the intervention) | Job burnout will be measured using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey, a 15-item self-report measure. Each item is rated on a 5-point scale, with total scores ranging from 15 to 75. Higher scores indicate higher levels of job burnout. |
| Quality of life (Psychological and physical well-being) | From enrollment to Week 7 (mid-intervention) and Week 14 (end of the intervention) | Quality of life will be measured using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale a 15-item self-report measure. Each item is rated on a 5-point scale, with total scores ranging from 15 to 75. Higher scores indicate higher levels of quality of life. |
Contacts
CONTACTWoosang Hwang, Ph.D.
Outcome results
None listed