Adolescent Stress Treatment Study: A Cluster Randomized Trial

Stephanie Lynch, Conni DeBlieck, Linda C. Summers, Anita Reinhardt and Wanda Borges

Clinical Nursing Research, 2019, vol. 28, issue 7, 795-811

Abstract: High school students experience a variety of stressors. Mental health issues are critical to their health. The “Adolescent Stress Treatment (AST) Study: A Cluster Randomized Trial†compared the efficacy of two stress reduction devices, the EnergyPod™ and the SleepWing™. The EnergyPod™ is a device that provides a semiprivate acoustical and visual environment for rest, stress reduction, and sleep. The SleepWing™ is a smaller device offering similar benefits. High school students were offered the opportunity to participate in the AST study when they exhibited signs of agitation. The students completed the Profile of Mood States–Short Form (POMS-SF) pre- and postintervention. Total Mood Disturbance (TMD) was measured from the POMS-SF and significant improvement postintervention ( p

Keywords: adolescents; stress; POMS (Profile of Mood States); energy pod; distress (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1177/1054773817751760

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