DECISION-MAKING

This study looks at whether laughter yoga can lower stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue in nurse managers, while also improving their decision-making, problem-solving, and work performance. About 80 nurse managers will either join weekly laughter yoga sessions or continue as …

This study aims to understand how the brain makes decisions and learns in changing situations, especially how emotions like frustration or temptation influence our choices. Researchers will use brain scans (fMRI) to watch the brain activity of 120 healthy adults while they play v…

This study looks at whether a specific slow breathing technique (with longer exhales) can change how people make decisions when they are stressed. Fifty healthy adults will be asked to make choices while their brain activity, heart rate, and other body signals are measured. The g…

This study looks at whether using artificial intelligence with virtual reality can improve how nursing students care for patients as a whole person. About 80 fourth-year nursing students will be split into two groups: one uses AI-supported VR training, the other uses traditional …

This study tests whether a short set of information cards shown on a mobile phone can help pregnant people feel more confident when deciding about prenatal genetic screening. About 1,400 participants will either use the cards before their first doctor visit or receive usual care.…

This study looks at whether a special thinking program can help 8- and 9-year-old football players make better and faster decisions during games. Thirteen boys from an academy will either get the program or stick with regular training. Their decision-making speed and accuracy wil…

This study looks at how speech-language pathologists decide whether to restrict a patient's diet based on food left in the throat after swallowing. Sixty therapists will rate images of residue and some will watch an educational video first. The goal is to find patterns that may l…

This study will test whether playing a digital game can improve nursing students' ability to recognize and handle ethical dilemmas. About 60 fourth-year nursing students who have passed their ethics course will be split into two groups: one using a digital game and one using trad…

This study tests a program called BRIDGE that helps parents of young children in the intensive care unit (ICU) make important medical decisions and talk with the healthcare team. About 495 parents will take surveys and some will be interviewed to see if the program helps them fee…