School of Health Sciences, Caritas Institute of Higher Education, Hong Kong SAR, China.
School of Nursing, Tung Wah College, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Trials. 2023 Oct 12;24(1):662. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07645-x.
The negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on public health have affected people socially, psychologically, and physically. Young people particularly are having to adjust many aspects of their personal lives: including transitions to work, college, and independent living. Personal resources are important in mitigating stress and improve mental well-being during pandemic. Sense of coherence-an orientation to life-could be considered as a personal resource. Currently, a number of interventions have been developed to target the reduction of stress in young people. Little emphasis has been placed on developing sense of coherence to reduce stress and promote mental well-being among young people. Young people consider music as a preferred leisure activity and an important means of stress relief in their daily lives. However, little research concerning music therapy and sense of coherence exists.
In the proposed randomized controlled trial, a sample of 290 young people (aged 18-30) will be recruited and allocated randomly into one of two groups: the experimental group and the control group. Participants in the experimental group will participate in a 6-week Music Breathing program that will include music listening and mindful breathing guided by a certified music therapist. Participants in the control group will receive a control condition for 6 weeks Mental Health Education Programme. The primary outcome of the study will be measured using Sense of Coherence Scale. The secondary outcomes will be measured using the Coping Self-Efficacy Scale, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, Depression Anxiety Stress Scales, BBC Subjective Well-being scale, and salivary cortisol levels. Repeated measures analysis will be used to compare the outcomes between the two groups.
The results will inform practice in coping with stress through promoting sense of coherence. Individuals will benefit from the long-term effect of this intervention to enhance their sense of coherence to cope with stressful events and promote better mental well-being.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05655234. Registered on December 8, 2022.
COVID-19 大流行对公共卫生的负面影响在社会、心理和身体上影响着人们。年轻人尤其不得不调整个人生活的许多方面：包括过渡到工作、大学和独立生活。个人资源在减轻压力和改善大流行期间的心理健康方面很重要。生活定向感——一种生活取向——可以被视为一种个人资源。目前，已经开发了许多干预措施来针对减轻年轻人的压力。在培养年轻人的生活定向感以减轻压力和促进心理健康方面，关注甚少。年轻人认为音乐是一种首选的休闲活动，也是日常生活中缓解压力的重要手段。然而，关于音乐治疗和生活定向感的研究很少。
在拟议的随机对照试验中，将招募 290 名 18-30 岁的年轻人作为样本，并随机分配到两组之一：实验组和对照组。实验组的参与者将参加为期 6 周的音乐呼吸计划，该计划将包括音乐聆听和由认证音乐治疗师指导的正念呼吸。对照组的参与者将在 6 周内接受心理健康教育计划的对照条件。该研究的主要结果将使用生活定向感量表进行测量。次要结果将使用应对自我效能感量表、情绪调节困难量表、正念注意意识量表、抑郁焦虑压力量表、BBC 主观幸福感量表和唾液皮质醇水平进行测量。将使用重复测量分析来比较两组之间的结果。
研究结果将为通过促进生活定向感来应对压力提供实践依据。个体将受益于这种干预的长期效果，以增强他们的生活定向感，应对压力事件，促进更好的心理健康。
ClinicalTrials.gov 标识符：NCT05655234。于 2022 年 12 月 8 日注册。
