The primary aim of the proposed research is to investigate the extent to which a one-week online gratitude intervention can improve levels of wellbeing in individuals living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). A secondary aim was to investigate the extent to which dispositional gratitude influences levels of coping and wellbeing and to what extent this mediates the effect of the intervention. Participants with IBD will be randomized to either treatment or control group. Participants will complete measures pre- and post- intervention, and follow-up (eight weeks) measuring: gratitude (state and trait), illness severity, mood, stress and coping.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
129
The intervention involves keeping a record of three things that the individual feels grateful for during that day. This can be completed daily, and for the purpose of this study will be completed every evening for the duration of one week.
University of Sheffield Clinical Psychology Department Catherdral Court
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Change in The Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale- 21
Change in wellbeing
Time frame: 1 week, and 8 weeks follow up.
Change in the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire UK
Change in health
Time frame: 1 week, and 8 weeks follow up
Change in the IBD Self-efficacy scale
Change in coping
Time frame: 1 week and 8 weeks follow up
Change in the Gratitude Questionnaire 6
Change in gratitude
Time frame: 1 week and 8 weeks follow up
Change in the Gratitude Adjectives Checklist
Change in gratitude
Time frame: 1 week and 8 weeks follow up
Change in Emotion Regulation Questionnaire-Revised
Change in emotion regulation
Time frame: 1 week and 8 weeks
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