Effects of Mind-Body Interventions on Stress, Anxiety, and Pain in Hand Therapy Patients
Principal Investigator: Shawn C. Roll PhD, OTR/L, RMSKS, FAOTA, FAIUM
Collaborator: Aimee Aguillon OTD, OTR/L, CHT; Janice Rocker OTD, OTR/L, CHT, CEAS ; David Black
Period
Jun 2014 – May 2015
Total funding
$3,135
This cross-over design study is being conducted to evaluate the proximal effects of mindfulness and visual biofeedback on stress, anxiety and pain in patients receiving hand therapy for hand dysfunction due to an orthopedic injury. Using both qualitative and quantitative techniques, this study will provide foundational information regarding potential short-term outcome measures, as well as tolerability, utility and feasibility necessary to develop an effective integrative mind-body intervention for hand therapy.
Funding
Type | Source | Amount |
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Private | American Society of Hand Therapists | $3,135 |