A flexible framework for planning and evaluating early-stage health interventions: FRAME-IT

Gonot-Schoupinsky, Freda; Garip, Gülcan

doi:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2019.101685

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“…Six feasibility marks were decided a priori [ 22 , 23 , 24 , 40 ] as follows: The demand for intervention by the target group was assessed as the proportion of eligible participants who were invited and agreed to participate. The success criterion was a proportion of ≥70%.…”

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“…The design and evaluation of health interventions is an iterative, multi-phase process [ 22 , 23 , 24 ]. Currently, the ACT-ING program is an “early-stage” intervention with a low level of maturity, necessitating early feasibility testing in a real-world setting [ 24 ]. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the early feasibility of the ACT-ING program with a specific focus on functionality (i.e., whether the intervention can work as intended) and including usability and acceptability from the perspective of the participants.…”

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Early Feasibility of an Activity-Based Intervention for Improving Ingestive Functions in Older Adults with Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

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There is growing awareness about the use of combined strength- and skill-based swallowing training for improving swallowing physiology in the event of dysphagia. Such an approach involves focusing on coordination and timing as well as swallowing strengthening in the context of increased exercise complexity in eating and drinking activities. This study aimed to determine the early feasibility of a newly developed 12-week intervention, named the ACT-ING program (ACTivity-based strength and skill training of swallowing to improve INGestion), in older adults with dysphagia and generalized sarcopenia. In a multiple-case-study design, seven participants above 65 years of age (five women and two men) with slight to severe dysphagia and indications of sarcopenia underwent the intervention during hospitalization and in the community after discharge. The ACT-ING program met most of the feasibility marks in terms of demand (73.3% of those invited accepted participation), safety (100%), no reports of adverse events, tolerance (85.7%), usability (100%), and acceptability (100%). Three putative mediators of change (experienced autonomy support, in-therapy engagement, and perceived improvement in swallowing capacity) appeared to have been best accomplished in participants with slight to moderate dysphagia. The ACT-ING program showed preliminary evidence of early feasibility, warranting further early-phase dose articulation and proof-of-concept trials.

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“…(2017) attributed these results to the “mood‐lifting” activity of laughter supporting an environment open to idea synthesis and recognition, and creative risk. The second study found that prescribing 1 minute of laughter to adults ( n = 21) three times a day for 1 week using the Laughie (a self‐created tool whereby the user records 1 minute of their laughter, on their smartphone, and laughs with the recording as prescribed) increased absolute overall well‐being by 16% (Gonot‐Schoupinsky & Garip, 2019a, 2019b). A protocol outlining an intervention with the Laughie to increase well‐being in university students in the United Arab Emirates was used to plan this research (Gonot‐Schoupinsky, Garip, Sheffield, Omar, & Arora, 2020).…”

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The Impact of a Laughter Prescription on Creativity, Well‐Being, Affect, and Academic Efficacy in University Students

Sharma

Gonot‐Schoupinsky

et al. 2022

Journal of Creative Behavior

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Our study explored: (a) the feasibility of prescribing laughter to university students; (b) the efficacy of the prescription on creativity, well‐being, affect, and academic efficacy (AE); and (c) the practicality of the Applied Creativity Test (ACT) conceived for this study. A convenience sample of healthy students (n = 70) aged 18–28 (78% female; M = 21.6) was randomized to experimental or control conditions. Experimental participants (n = 29) were prescribed to laugh three times a day for a week with their Laughie (a 1‐minute recording, on their smartphone, of their laughter). The intervention was planned and evaluated using Feasibility, Reach‐out, Acceptability, Maintenance, Effectiveness, Implementation, Tailorability. Data measures included ACT, Wallach–Kogan Creativity Test, Kaufman Domains of Creativity Scale, WHO‐5 Well‐being Index (WHO‐5), and Pattern of Adaptive Learning Scales AE and avoiding novelty. A 1‐minute laughter prescription, used three times a day for 1 week, was feasible and effective in stimulating creativity, increasing well‐being and immediate affect, and benefitting AE.

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Prescribing laughter to ameliorate mental health, sleep, and wellbeing in university students: A protocol for a feasibility study of a randomised controlled trial

Gonot-Schoupinsky

Garip

Sheffield

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Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications

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Objectives This research is the first study to investigate the potential effects of a laughter prescription on both psychological health and objective sleep parameters in university students. The primary objective is to evaluate the feasibility of prescribing laughter to inform a larger randomised controlled trial. Secondary objectives are to assess if a two-week laughter prescription improves subjective and objective sleep outcomes, wellbeing, and/or psychological health outcomes. Trial design To assess the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial for laughter prescription in relation to sleep, psychological health, and wellbeing. Forty university students will be recruited and randomised to one of two conditions (control/experimental). Methods Wrist actigraphy and sleep diaries will be used to estimate sleep outcomes during a one-week baseline testing phase and across the two-week intervention. The experimental group will be shown how to record a Laughie (a 1-min recording of their joyful laughter on their smartphone) and prescribed to laugh with it three times daily for 14 days (the control group will only track sleep). All participants will complete the WHO (Five) Well-being Index, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale pre- and post-intervention. The CONSORT checklist, and the Feasibility, Reach-out, Acceptability, Maintenance, Efficacy, Implementation, and Tailorabilty (FRAME-IT) framework will guide intervention planning and evaluation. Participant interviews will be analysed using Differential Qualitative Analysis (DQA). Results The feasibility of a two-week laughter prescription in university students and its impact on sleep, wellbeing, and/or psychological health outcomes will be assessed. Conclusions Zayed University Research Ethics Committee approved the study in July 2019. The research will be completed following protocol publication. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov . ID: NCT04171245. Date of registration: 18 October 2019.

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A flexible framework for planning and evaluating early-stage health interventions: FRAME-IT

Cited by 5 publications

References 24 publications

Early Feasibility of an Activity-Based Intervention for Improving Ingestive Functions in Older Adults with Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

Early Feasibility of an Activity-Based Intervention for Improving Ingestive Functions in Older Adults with Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

The Impact of a Laughter Prescription on Creativity, Well‐Being, Affect, and Academic Efficacy in University Students

Prescribing laughter to ameliorate mental health, sleep, and wellbeing in university students: A protocol for a feasibility study of a randomised controlled trial

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