PACEs and the Social Sciences

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Outcomes of Randomized Clinical Trials of Interventions to Enhance Social, Emotional, and Spiritual Components of Wisdom (JAMA)

Karen Clemmer 9/3/208:11 PM

By Ellen E. Lee, MD^1,2,3,7; Katherine J. Bangen, PhD^1,2,7; Julie A. Avanzino, BA^1,3,7; et al.

JAMA Psychiatry. 2020;77(9):925-935. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.0821

Question How effective are interventions to enhance individual components of wisdom?

Findings Despite heterogeneity of studies and publication bias, this meta-analysis and meta-regression found that interventions to enhance prosocial behaviors, emotional regulation, and spirituality were generally effective, especially among older participants.

Meaning Per this analysis, interventions to enhance prosocial behaviors, emotional regulation, and spirituality are effective in a proportion of individuals with mental or physical illnesses and people from the community.

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PACEs and the Social Sciences

Outcomes of Randomized Clinical Trials of Interventions to Enhance Social, Emotional, and Spiritual Components of Wisdom (JAMA)

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