STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL

This is a small pilot study to see if three simple, low-cost approaches are practical and helpful for reducing stress and encouraging healthy behavior. It will involve 45 adults in Okinawa, Japan, who will try one of the following for eight weeks: receiving health information, we…

This study aims to see if a 12-week online facial yoga program can help reduce stress, improve thinking skills, and lower stress hormone levels in women going through menopause. Researchers will compare 100 women who do the yoga sessions to a group receiving usual care. The goal …

This study is testing whether a simple breathing exercise called 'Box Breathing' can help older adults recover better from knee replacement surgery. Researchers will see if this easy, at-home technique can reduce the body's stress response after surgery, which may lead to less pa…

This study is testing whether a program of laughter yoga can help nurse managers feel less stressed and burnt out, and perform better at work. Researchers will enroll 80 nurse managers and have half participate in weekly laughter yoga sessions while the other half does not. The t…

This study is testing whether a virtual reality (VR) program can help adults who are leaving the intensive care unit (ICU). The goal is to see if VR sessions can reduce stress, ease pain, and help patients' bodies stay stable after moving to a regular hospital room, which might l…

This study is testing whether a program combining yoga, meditation, and mindful eating can help university students feel less stressed, anxious, and depressed. About 60 students will attend weekly sessions for one semester, practicing physical postures, breathing exercises, and l…

This study is testing whether listening to a short daily audio recording of positive self-affirmation statements can help reduce pain, depression, anxiety, and stress in women recovering from mastectomy surgery. It will compare 42 patients who listen to the recording against thos…

This study aims to understand the relationship between stress, time management, and daily activity balance in university students who are enrolled in two major programs. Researchers will recruit 150 undergraduate students in Turkey to complete online questionnaires about their ex…

This study aims to understand how common stress, poor sleep, and bad breath are in people with obesity who are about to have weight-loss surgery. Researchers will survey 110 adults using questionnaires and a portable breath detector. The goal is to gather information that could h…