Boosting positive mood in medical and emergency personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic: preliminary evidence of efficacy, feasibility and acceptability of a novel online ambulatory intervention.

Karin G CoifmanDavid D DisabatoT H Stanley SeahSarah Ostrowski-DelahantyPatrick A PalmieriDouglas L DelahantyJohn Gunstad

Published in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2021)

Front-line personnel, including medical staff and emergency responders, are experiencing unprecedented psychological stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. This investigation suggests both feasibility and efficacy for a brief, daily, ambulatory intervention which could provide essential psychological support to individuals at risk in the workplace.

Keyphrases

healthcare
randomized controlled trial
blood pressure
public health
emergency department
sleep quality
bipolar disorder
social media
health information
emergency medical
stress induced