MOTIVATION

This study tests whether watching a short, AI-generated relaxing video can improve breastfeeding confidence, motivation, and effectiveness in first-time mothers. Forty-six women who give birth vaginally will be randomly assigned to either watch the video or receive standard care.…

This study tested a 6-week program called Heart Up! that uses text messages and social support to help adults with heart disease become more physically active and feel less hopeless. About 224 patients who had a heart attack or related procedure took part. The program aimed to im…

This study looked at ways to help people who had a stroke use a CPAP machine for sleep apnea during their rehab stay. Sleep apnea is common after stroke and can slow recovery. The researchers tested different approaches to improve how often patients used the CPAP machine over thr…

This completed study compared the Tony Robbins Rapid Planning Method (RPM) seminar to regular journaling in 140 adults. Participants in the RPM group attended a three-day virtual seminar with mind-body exercises and motivational content, while the control group kept weekly to-do …

This study compared Kahoot-based quizzes to traditional paper quizzes in 131 physiotherapy students over 4 weeks. Researchers measured test anxiety, stress coping, and motivation. The goal was to see if gamified learning could improve student well-being.

This study tested whether methylphenidate (a drug used for ADHD) changes how healthy adults make decisions, put in effort, and learn from rewards. 35 participants completed tasks while on the drug or a placebo. The goal was to understand motivation, not to treat any condition.

This study looked at how being motivated affects memory and brain connections. 76 healthy adults played a game-show-like task while their brains were scanned. The goal was to understand how parts of the brain linked to motivation and memory work together during active learning.