The purpose of this project is to test the efficacy of an internet-based psychological health enhancement program for women with spinal cord injury. The intervention will occur in Second Life (SL), which is an online virtual word simulator with a group of women with spinal cord injury.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
175
Zest is an internet-based psychological health enhancement program for women with spinal cord injury. The intervention will occur in Second Life (SL), which is an online virtual word simulator with a group of women with spinal cord injury.The Zest program will consist of 10 weekly 2-hour group sessions with approximately 8 women using avatars to represent themselves.
University of Montana
Missoula, Montana, United States
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
TIRR Memorial Hermann
Houston, Texas, United States
Self-esteem as assessed by the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
The effect of the Zest intervention on self-esteem as assessed by the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. This is a 10-item scale with scores ranging from 10-40 with higher scores indicating higher self-esteem.
Time frame: Baseline
Self-esteem as assessed by the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
The effect of the Zest intervention on self-esteem as assessed by the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. This is a 10-item scale with scores ranging from 10-40 with higher scores indicating higher self-esteem.
Time frame: 10 weeks
Self-esteem as assessed by the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
The effect of the Zest intervention on self-esteem as assessed by the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. This is a 10-item scale with scores ranging from 10-40 with higher scores indicating higher self-esteem.
Time frame: 6 months
Depression as assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
The effect of the Zest intervention on depression as assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). This is a 9-item scale with scores ranging from 0-27 with higher scores indicating more severe depression.
Time frame: Baseline
Depression as assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
The effect of the Zest intervention on depression as assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). This is a 9-item scale with scores ranging from 0-27 with higher scores indicating more severe depression.
Time frame: 10 weeks
Depression as assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
The effect of the Zest intervention on depression as assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). This is a 9-item scale with scores ranging from 0-27 with higher scores indicating more severe depression.
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Time frame: 6 months
Life satisfaction as assessed by the Satisfaction with Life Scale
The effect of the Zest intervention on life satisfaction as assessed by the Satisfaction with Life Scale. This is a 5-item scale with scores ranging from 5-35 with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction with life.
Time frame: Baseline
Life satisfaction as assessed by the Satisfaction with Life Scale
The effect of the Zest intervention on life satisfaction as assessed by the Satisfaction with Life Scale. This is a 5-item scale with scores ranging from 5-35 with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction with life.
Time frame: 10 weeks
Life satisfaction as assessed by the Satisfaction with Life Scale
The effect of the Zest intervention on life satisfaction as assessed by the Satisfaction with Life Scale. This is a 5-item scale with scores ranging from 5-35 with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction with life.
Time frame: 6 months
Self-efficacy as assessed by the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale
The effect of the Zest intervention on self-efficacy as assessed by the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale. This is a 10-item scale with scores ranging from 10-40 with higher scores indicating higher self-efficacy.
Time frame: Baseline
Self-efficacy as assessed by the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale
The effect of the Zest intervention on self-efficacy as assessed by the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale. This is a 10-item scale with scores ranging from 10-40 with higher scores indicating higher self-efficacy.
Time frame: 10 weeks
Self-efficacy as assessed by the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale
The effect of the Zest intervention on self-efficacy as assessed by the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale. This is a 10-item scale with scores ranging from 10-40 with higher scores indicating higher self-efficacy.
Time frame: 6 months
Social connectedness as assessed by the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Scale, Emotional/Informational Support subscale.
The effect of the Zest intervention on social connectedness as assessed by the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Scale, Emotional/Informational subscale. This is an 8-item scale in which scores for each item are averaged. Scores are converted to a 0-100 scale with higher scores indicating more support and, therefore, social connectedness.
Time frame: Baseline
Social connectedness as assessed by the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Scale, Emotional/Informational Support subscale.
The effect of the Zest intervention on social connectedness as assessed by the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Scale, Emotional/Informational subscale. This is an 8-item scale in which scores for each item are averaged. Scores are converted to a 0-100 scale with higher scores indicating more support and, therefore, social connectedness.
Time frame: 10 weeks
Social connectedness as assessed by the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Scale, Emotional/Informational Support subscale.
The effect of the Zest intervention on social connectedness as assessed by the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Scale, Emotional/Informational subscale. This is an 8-item scale in which scores for each item are averaged. Scores are converted to a 0-100 scale with higher scores indicating more support and, therefore, social connectedness.
Time frame: 6 months
Perceived stress as assessed the by Perceived Stress Scale
The effect of the Zest intervention on perceived stress as assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale. This is a 10-item scale with scores ranging from 0-40 with higher scores indicating more perceived stress.
Time frame: Baseline
Perceived stress as assessed the by Perceived Stress Scale
The effect of the Zest intervention on perceived stress as assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale. This is a 10-item scale with scores ranging from 0-40 with higher scores indicating more perceived stress.
Time frame: 10 weeks
Perceived stress as assessed the by Perceived Stress Scale
The effect of the Zest intervention on perceived stress as assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale. This is a 10-item scale with scores ranging from 0-40 with higher scores indicating more perceived stress.
Time frame: 6 months