The purpose of this study is to identify effective methodologies to help people improve their ability to adapt to psychological stress.
The subjects involved will follow a Stress Management Training (SMT) to learn some techniques to manage stress in the workplace and to increase the effectiveness of the intervention will use an APP and a Conversational Agent (CA) an Artificial Intelligence (AI). The purpose of the smartphone Application (APP) and CA will be to help people identify their thoughts, help them understand their emotions and the events that generated them. The data collected and analyzed will be integrated into artificial intelligence to improve understanding of what people are writing. Based on these analyses, it will be possible to identify the many different variables that interact in cases where a subject shows signs of stress related to adapting to change in the work environment and possible resilience factors that contribute to decreasing the state of stress. Tests will be administered at the beginning, at the end of the meetings, and 3 months after the end of the sessions. Subjects will be divided into various groups to understand whether APP and CA have a significant impact in increasing psychological well-being and stress coping strategies.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
Idego srl
Rome, Italy
An improvement of the scales contained in the OSI questionnaire
The Occupational Stress Indicator (OSI) test is a validated tool to detect sources of stress, coping styles, and the effects of stress on the job.
Time frame: Up to day 60
An average improvement in Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) test scores
The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) test is a validated test for detecting general stress levels.
Time frame: Up to day 60
An improvement in levels of general psychological well-being Symptom Check List-90-Revised (SCL-90-R)
The Symptom Check List-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) test is a validated test for the detection of some psychological scales such as anxiety, depression and the level of general psychological well-being.
Time frame: Up to day 60
An improvement in levels of GAD-7 test scores
The GAD-7 test is a validated test for the detection of generalized anxiety disorder. GAD-7 total score for the seven items ranges from 0 to 21. Higher scores mean worse outcome.
Time frame: Up to day 60
An improvement in levels of PHQ-8 test scores
The PHQ-8 test is a validated test for the detection of depression. The PHQ-8 is scored just like the PHQ-9 and its total score ranges from 0 to 24. Higher scores mean worse outcome.
Time frame: Up to day 60
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