Restrictions to recruitment due to staffing shortages and low patient census

Researchers are doing this research study to learn how the Three Good Things (3GT) Positive Psychology journaling activity affects symptoms of stress, depression, resilience, and happiness.

The purpose of this study is to measure, rank and categorize the subject sample of depression, stress, resilience and happiness scores using quantitative surveys. This research aims to learn how a Three Good Things (3GT) journaling activity affects a subject's symptoms of stress, depression, resilience and happiness. The data will allow the project team to gain an in-depth understanding of the impact of the use of resilience strategies from a hospitalized patient's perspective. The project aims to review if there is a correlation between stress, depression, resiliency, and happiness scores to the use of Positive Psychology.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Individuals ≥ 18 years of age.
• Current inpatient at the Mayo Clinic Health System Bloomer Hospital, Bloomer, Wisconsin (a Swing Bed Hospital as defined by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)).
• Able to speak English.
• Able to answer questionnaires.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals < 18 years of age.
• Patient unwilling or unable to provide consent to participate in this research study.
• Patient under guardianship.
• As determined through self-report, patient in active psychosis, active suicidal ideation, active substance abuse meeting criteria for substance use disorders except for nicotine (the exception is patients with a history of substance abuse that have been in remission for at least one full year).
• Patient diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, active panic disorder with agoraphobia or other phobic disorder, active Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or active severe personality disorders.
• Patient with previous participation in this study.

There is no plan to share individual participant data to other researchers.