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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025

The impact of a PERMA model-based positive psychology intervention on fear of stroke recurrence: a randomized controlled trial.

Yanfang Luo, Zhenzhen Su, Lingyun Zhu, Yujuan Huang, Zhimin Liu, Wangmo Dechen, Bo Xu, Xinyu Gao, Yuping Chen, Yuyu Qiu and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Yanfang Luo *Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Zhenzhen Su *Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Lingyun ZhuDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Yujuan HuangDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Zhimin LiuWuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Wangmo DechenWuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Bo XuWuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Xinyu GaoSchool of Nursing, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao, China.
Yuping ChenDepartment of Basic Medicine, Jiangsu Vocational College of Medicine, Yancheng, China.
Yuyu QiuWuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Jianru HaoDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.

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Introduction: This study aimed to examine the effects of a positive psychological intervention, grounded in the PERMA model, on fear levels, psychological capital, overall well-being, and quality of life among stroke patients. Methods: A single-blind, two-arm randomized controlled trial with a repeated measures design was conducted at the Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University from January to December 2023. A total of 125 patients experiencing fear of stroke recurrence were randomly assigned to either the intervention group ( Results: The intervention group showed statistically significant improvements compared to the control group, including reduced fear levels (T2: Discussion: The PERMA-based intervention had a short-term positive effect, reducing fear levels while enhancing psychological capital, well-being, and quality of life among stroke patients. Clinical Trial Registration: https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.html?proj=230313.

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fear of recurrencePERMA modelpositive psychologicalpositive psychological capitalquality of lifestrokesubjective well-being

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