The Selah study protocol of three interventions to manage stress among clergy: a preference-based randomized waitlist control trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Like many helping professionals in emotional labor occupations, clergy experience high rates of mental and physical comorbidities. Regular stress management practices may reduce stress-related symptoms and morbidity, but more research is needed into what practices can be reliably included in busy lifestyles and practiced at a high enough level to meaningfully reduce stress symptoms.

Methods and analysis

The overall design is a preference-based randomized waitlist control trial. United Methodist clergy in North Carolina will be eligible to participate. The intervention and waitlist control groups will be recruited by email. The interventions offered are specifically targeted to clergy preference and include mindfulness-based stress reduction, Daily Examen, and st

SUBMITTER: Tice LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8655493 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature