The Effect of the Pythagorean Self-Awareness Intervention on Psychological, Lifestyle and Cognitive Measures of a Community Sample

Overview

Journal J Mol Biochem

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 2021 Feb 1

PMID 33520744

Citations 3

Authors

Eleni S Zigkiri

Nicolas C Nicolaides

Flora Bacopoulou

Dimitris Simos

Dimitrios Vlachakis

George P Chrousos

Christina Darviri

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Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a novel cognitive-behavioral stress management intervention, termed "Pythagorean Self-Awareness Intervention" (PSAI). Materials and Methods: The PSAI was applied to a community sample for eight weeks. Measurements included demographic characteristics, daily habits, sleep quality, fatigue, perceived stress levels and depressive symptoms. Cognitive function was measured by the Symbol Digits Modality Test (SDMT), the California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT) and the Brief Visuospatial Memory Test-Revised (BVMT-R).

Results: The high-compliance group showed statistically significant differences in healthy lifestyle and personal control choices (HLPCQ; p=0.006), sleep quality (PSQI; p=0.007), self-regulation eating behavior (SREBQ; p=0.009), perceived stress (PSS; p=0.001) and depressive symptoms (p=0.003). Conclusions: Frequent practice of the PSAI had a positive effect on the psychological, lifestyle, and cognitive measures of the community sample. Larger studies are needed to establish the PSAI as an effective stress management method.

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