Programs and Communities
The collection collates collections by schools, centers, programs, and research groups.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2
Filtering by
- All Subjects: Mobile Applications
- All Subjects: Problem Behavior
- Creators: Chen, Angela
Description
Student misbehaving at a K-8 school in the Southern United States stresses out teachers and hinders other students from their work. The lack of effective misbehavior management strategies was disturbing the teachers. Guided by the balancing theory of relationships, this project aimed to inform elementary teachers about the "5:1 positive to negative interaction ratio with their students" and to evaluate their sense of efficacy in managing student misbehavior after education. Methods: Nine teachers (44% of teachers have age 40-49 years, 78% are non-Hispanic white, and 56% have 10-19 years of teaching experience) provided consent to participate in the project voluntarily. They filled out a pre-test survey and attended an evidence-based presentation at a staff training section on a 5:1 positive-to-negative interaction ratio with the students. An email with a link was sent to them for an online post-test survey two weeks following the presentation. Descriptive and non-parametric statistics were conducted to describe the variable distribution and compare scores of the "Teachers' Sense of Efficacy" short-form scale over time. Results: The findings showed increased teachers' sense of efficacy after the education although the difference was not statistically significant. The efficacy of student engagement had a small effect size (Cohen's d= .37), and the efficacy of instructional strategies had a medium effect size (Cohen's d= .66). Discussion/Conclusion: This evidence-based education may have a larger impact on elementary school teachers' sense of efficacy if implemented within a larger sample and over a longer time.
ContributorsFrancis, Reeni (Author) / Chen, Angela (Thesis advisor)
Created2023-05-10
Description
Background: The shortage of providers, therapists, and long waiting times for appointments in the United States is growing. Mental health technology applications (apps) expand the strategies available to people with mental health conditions to achieve their goals for well being through self-management of symptoms.
Methods: A project was undertaken at an outpatient behavioral setting in urban Arizona to determine the use and effectiveness of a mental health app called insight timer to reduce anxiety symptoms. Adult clients with anxiety symptoms were provided with the insight timer app to use over a period of eight weeks. Anxiety was evaluated with the GAD-7 scale initially and after the eight weeks of app use. Usability and the quality of the app were assessed with an app rating scale at the end of the eight weeks.
Results: Findings of the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test indicated changes in pre and posttest assessment scores as significant (p = .028), which is a significant reduction in anxiety among seven clients who completed the 8-week intervention. the mean TI score was 15.57 (SD = 4.9), and the mean T2 score was 7.71 (SD = 5.7). Besides, Cohen's effect size value (d = 1.465) suggested large clinical significance for GAD7 in pre and posttest.
Discussion: Evidence suggests that the use of an evidence-based app can effectively reduce anxiety symptoms and improve the quality of life. The use of mental health apps like insight timer could reduce health care costs associated with unnecessary hospital admissions as well as re-hospitalizations. The routine use of apps such as the insight timer may also be beneficial to all the clients who have anxiety symptoms in outpatient as well as inpatient settings.
Methods: A project was undertaken at an outpatient behavioral setting in urban Arizona to determine the use and effectiveness of a mental health app called insight timer to reduce anxiety symptoms. Adult clients with anxiety symptoms were provided with the insight timer app to use over a period of eight weeks. Anxiety was evaluated with the GAD-7 scale initially and after the eight weeks of app use. Usability and the quality of the app were assessed with an app rating scale at the end of the eight weeks.
Results: Findings of the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test indicated changes in pre and posttest assessment scores as significant (p = .028), which is a significant reduction in anxiety among seven clients who completed the 8-week intervention. the mean TI score was 15.57 (SD = 4.9), and the mean T2 score was 7.71 (SD = 5.7). Besides, Cohen's effect size value (d = 1.465) suggested large clinical significance for GAD7 in pre and posttest.
Discussion: Evidence suggests that the use of an evidence-based app can effectively reduce anxiety symptoms and improve the quality of life. The use of mental health apps like insight timer could reduce health care costs associated with unnecessary hospital admissions as well as re-hospitalizations. The routine use of apps such as the insight timer may also be beneficial to all the clients who have anxiety symptoms in outpatient as well as inpatient settings.
ContributorsJacob, Annie (Author) / Chen, Angela (Thesis advisor)
Created2020-05-06