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Table 1 Overview of READY Resilience Training Sessions

From: Evaluating the effectiveness of psychosocial resilience training for heart health, and the added value of promoting physical activity: a cluster randomized trial of the READY program

Session Topic

Protective Factor Targeted

Introduction and Program Overview

READY resilience model, protective factors, warning signs of low resilience.

 

Activity Promotion (group 2 only)

Activity benefits, national activity guidelines, step counting & pedometers, identifying preferences, goal setting, barriers & problem solving.

Physical activity

Mindfulness

Mindfulness vs mindlessness, mindfulness strategies.

Cognitive flexibility

Positive emotions

Defusion 1

Thought fusion, identifying unhelpful thoughts, defusion strategies.

Cognitive flexibility

Defusion 2

Observer self, defusion strategies.

Cognitive flexibility

Acceptance

About emotions, responding to emotions, about acceptance, acceptance strategies.

Positive emotions

Mid Program Review

Resilient and non resilient characteristics, activating and trouble shooting coping strategies.

Active coping

Life Values and Meaningful Action

About values, value identification, meaningful action.

Life meaning

Social Connectedness

Types of support, support responses, active and reflective listening, barriers to social connectedness.

Social support

Relaxation and Pleasant Activities

Active relaxation exercises, progressive muscle relaxation exercises, pleasurable activities.

Positive emotions

Review and Planning for the Future

Resilient and non resilient characteristics, activating and trouble shooting coping strategies.

Active coping

  1. Note. Although different themes are identified for each session, the content in each session is referred to and followed up in subsequent sessions, so as to integrate the material across sessions.