Following successful outcomes of cognitive bias modification (CBM) programs for alcoholism in clinical and community samples, the present study investigated whether different varieties of CBM (attention control training and approach-bias re-training) could be delivered successfully in a fully automated web-based way and whether these interventions would help self-selected problem drinkers to re...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of an eight-week, home-based, personalized, computerized cognitive training program on sleep quality and cognitive performance among older adults with insomnia. DESIGN Participants (n = 51) were randomly allocated to a cognitive training group (n = 34) or to an active control group (n = 17). The participants in the cognitive training group completed ...

The present study assessed the impact of a one-time computerized mindset intervention on teaching students’ cognitive stress appraisal before an upcoming exam. Previous research highlights long-term effectiveness growth-mindset interventions. Based theoretical assumptions derived from transactional theory as well recent empirical evidence intelligence and stress, we proposed that changing would...

During the first 5 years of the Disease Risk Reduction Project, an in-prison intervention curriculum was developed and tested that focused on decreasing risky sexual and drug use behaviors after release. The WaySafe intervention curriculum was delivered during the 2 months prior to release from incarceration. Compared to the control group, those in WaySafe showed greater gains on all composite ...

OBJECTIVE Evaluate the effectiveness of distance physical activity interventions to establish intervention features that are key to success. DATA SOURCE Computerized searches for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of distance physical activity interventions and visual scans of reference lists were performed between March 2004 and July 2006. STUDY INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION CRITERIA Studies we...

CONTEXT Inadequate pain control is a dismaying reality in cancer patients. OBJECTIVES To review studies on cancer pain control interventions, and describe their findings with respect to participants' attitudes and knowledge, pain management, and pain levels. DATA SOURCES Computer searches were made in MEDLINE from January 1962, in PsychLIT from January 1974, and in CINAHL from January 1982 ...

BACKGROUND The scientific interest in high-intensity interval training (HIIT) has greatly increased during recent years. OBJECTIVE The objective of this meta-analysis was to determine the effectiveness of HIIT interventions on cardio-metabolic risk factors and aerobic capacity in overweight and obese youth, in comparison with other forms of exercise. DATA SOURCES A computerized search was m...