TY - GEN
T1 - Improved Psychological Health Through a Remote Behavioral Intervention
T2 - 16th International Conference on Augmented Cognition, AC 2022 Held as Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022
AU - Breneman, Charity B.
AU - Samuel, Immanuel
AU - Hamedi, Arghavan
AU - Chun, Timothy J.
AU - Jachimowicz, Walter
AU - Pollin, Kamila U.
AU - McCullers, Rebecca A.
AU - Crock, Lucas
AU - Brewster, Ryan C.
AU - Alaoui, Adil
AU - Roy, Michael J.
AU - Reinhard, Matthew J.
AU - Costanzo, Michelle E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Cognitive control enables individuals to imagine future events and develop personal goals, which are critical for sense of purpose. For Veterans with chronic multi-symptom illness (CMI), augmenting cognitive control and other factors related to brain health may improve symptom management and quality of life (QoL). This pilot study utilizes neuroscience evidence to enhance psychological health, with a combination of remote meditation and aerobic exercise (mental and physical [MAP] training) to evaluate what type of distance-based instruction is optimal for Veterans engaged in these health behaviors. Twenty-five Veterans with CMI were randomized to either an eight-week directed MAP (dMAP; n = 12) group where specific instructions were provided via text messaging or an eight-week self-guided MAP (sgMAP; n = 13) group where they received the goals of the MAP intervention without weekly guidance. Participants also completed health coaching weekly. Self-report health measures were collected during baseline, post-treatment, and three-month follow-up, with the primary outcome assessed using the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function - Adult Version (BRIEF-A). A significant group-by-time interaction was observed for the BRIEF-A subscales: inhibit and task monitor, both demonstrating differences in the direction of change between the groups. A significant overall time effect was observed for depression, sleep quality, and mental health-related QoL, each demonstrating improvement. MAP training significantly improved multiple symptoms in Veterans with CMI. This suggests that empowering Veterans with goals and support through health coaching may be a viable approach to improving health in those suffering from chronic illness.
AB - Cognitive control enables individuals to imagine future events and develop personal goals, which are critical for sense of purpose. For Veterans with chronic multi-symptom illness (CMI), augmenting cognitive control and other factors related to brain health may improve symptom management and quality of life (QoL). This pilot study utilizes neuroscience evidence to enhance psychological health, with a combination of remote meditation and aerobic exercise (mental and physical [MAP] training) to evaluate what type of distance-based instruction is optimal for Veterans engaged in these health behaviors. Twenty-five Veterans with CMI were randomized to either an eight-week directed MAP (dMAP; n = 12) group where specific instructions were provided via text messaging or an eight-week self-guided MAP (sgMAP; n = 13) group where they received the goals of the MAP intervention without weekly guidance. Participants also completed health coaching weekly. Self-report health measures were collected during baseline, post-treatment, and three-month follow-up, with the primary outcome assessed using the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function - Adult Version (BRIEF-A). A significant group-by-time interaction was observed for the BRIEF-A subscales: inhibit and task monitor, both demonstrating differences in the direction of change between the groups. A significant overall time effect was observed for depression, sleep quality, and mental health-related QoL, each demonstrating improvement. MAP training significantly improved multiple symptoms in Veterans with CMI. This suggests that empowering Veterans with goals and support through health coaching may be a viable approach to improving health in those suffering from chronic illness.
KW - Aerobic exercise
KW - CMI
KW - Distance-based
KW - Executive function
KW - Meditation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85133262450&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-05457-0_2
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-05457-0_2
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85133262450
SN - 9783031054563
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 20
EP - 33
BT - Augmented Cognition - 16th International Conference, AC 2022, Held as Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022, Proceedings
A2 - Schmorrow, Dylan D.
A2 - Fidopiastis, Cali M.
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Y2 - 26 June 2022 through 1 July 2022
ER -