Zest: An Online Psychological Health Promotion Program for Women with SCI

Thursday, October 22, 2020

3:30 PM – 3:47 PM EST

Presenting Author(s)

Susan Robinson-Whelen, PhD

Scientist
TIRR Memorial Hermann / Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Presentation Slides Presentation + Audio

Non-presenting Author(s)

RH

Rosemary B. Hughes, PhD

Senior Research Scientist, Research Professor
University of Montana
Missoula, Montana
Heather B. Taylor, PhD

Director for Spinal Cord Injury and Disability Research
TIRR Memorial Hermann
Houston, Texas
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Linda Norah-Davis, Juris Doctorate

Co-Facilitator/Attorney
TIRR, BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Bellaire, Texas
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Gonzalez Diana, Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin

Research Assistant
Spinal Cord and Disability Research Center at TIRR Memorial Hermann
Houston, Texas
Margaret A. Nosek, PhD

Professor (Tenured)
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

The presentation will review a randomized controlled trial of psychological health promotion program for women with SCI. The presentation will describe the group intervention which is conducted in the virtual world of Second Life and will review engagement and program evaluation data from the first four cohorts of the study. .

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss psychological health challenges of people with SCI, including limited availability and access to interventions to promote or enhance psychological health and well-being
• Describe the Zest Intervention, an online, group, psychological health promotion program for women with SCI that is co-facilitated by a women with SCI
• Describe participant engagement and feedback on the Zest program
• Describe potential future applications of Second Life with the SCI population