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ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2018

Improvements in Resilience, Stress, and Somatic Symptoms Following Online Resilience Training: A Dose-Response Effect.

Brad Smith, Andrew Shatté, Adam Perlman, Michael Siers, Wendy D Lynch

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Article in Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Resilience enhancement interventions for disaster rescue workers: a systematic review.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2025
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  2. Digital training for building resilience: Systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Brad SmithmeQuilibrium, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Smith, Dr Shatté, Dr Perlman); Mindflex, LLC, Phoenix, Arizona (Dr Shatté); College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Arizona (Dr Shatté); The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. (Dr Shatté); Synchronicity, Charleston, South Carolina (Dr Perlman); University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Maryland (Mr Siers); Lynch Consulting, Ltd., Steamboat Springs, Colorado (Dr Lynch); School of Nursing, IUPUI, Indianapolis, Indiana (Dr Lynch).
Andrew Shatté
Adam Perlman
Michael Siers
Wendy D Lynch

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine if participation in an online resilience program impacts resilience, stress, and somatic symptoms.

methodsApproximately 600 enrollees in the meQuilibrium resilience program received a series of brief, individually prescribed video, and text training modules in a user-friendly format. Regression models tested how time in the program affected change in resilience from baseline and how changes in resilience affected change in stress and reported symptoms.

resultsA significant dose-response was detected, where increases in the time spent in training corresponded to greater improvements in resilience. Degree of change in resilience predicted the magnitude of reduction in stress and symptoms. Participants with the lowest resilience level at baseline experienced greater improvements.

conclusionInteraction with the online resilience training program had a positive effect on resilience, stress, and symptoms in proportion to the time of use.

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Medically Unexplained SymptomsResilience, PsychologicalAdultEducation, DistanceFemaleHumansInternetMaleMiddle AgedMindfulnessStress, PsychologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesSymptom AssessmentTime Factors

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PMID28820863
PMCPMC5770111

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