Evaluation Process of Intervention

The project intervention involved cognitive behavioral therapy sessions conducted by certified psychotherapists in the community. Additionally, physical exercise routines with certified physical instructors were also implemented in the long-term treatment of chronic stress-related mental illnesses and associated heart diseases. The aggregate selected represented the community, and all had signs of chronic stress, which were seen to predispose them to heart diseases and related mental health illnesses (Restrepo & Lemos, 2021). At-risk mental health illnesses considered were anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideations. Other considered heart diseases include hypertension, stroke, and heart failure. The intervention was successfully implemented in the community, and a significant improvement in the management of chronic stress and heart diseases was significantly seen.

I followed the steps of the implementation process and ensured that each step was well followed and implemented to the latter. After the implementation of the intervention, there were mental therapy sessions that the community was well involved in. Many individuals were able to show up and engage through the therapy sessions. The reason is that good advertisement was made in the community, the sessions were free, and they were conducted by a certified psychotherapist (Restrepo & Lemos, 2021). It was a very successful intervention implementation. It enhanced mental health-seeking behaviors among the community members who were suffering from chronic stress and were initially skeptical about seeking mental health services. We were also able to evaluate any barriers that would prevent interested individuals with chronic stress from attending the therapy sessions. Any identified barriers were successfully intervened, which saw many individuals attending the therapy session, which I considered very successful (Restrepo & Lemos, 2021). The other intervention implemented was routine physical exercise programs conducted by certified physical exercise instructors across the community. Many individuals enrolled in the program, but only older adults aged 45 years and above at risk of heart diseases were considered.

After interviewing two members of my aggregate for the project, I got responses about the intervention’s effectiveness. The first interviewee responded that they successfully underwent a comprehensive and beneficial cognitive behavioral therapy session with a certified psychotherapist (Restrepo & Lemos, 2021). The interviewee added that the psychotherapist undertook them through a robust therapy session, which involved assessment of mental and cognitive health, chat sessions, and also booked follow-up sessions with them. The response thus proved that the intervention was very successful and effective. The interviewee stated that positive outcomes were already showing up as they were beginning to feel much positivity with less anxiety or depression (Edgerton & Palmer, 2022). Also, the interviewee reported that they were able to undergo a physical exercise session, which was very refreshing, and were also able to enroll in future routine exercise classes, especially yoga. The second interviewee also responded that the interventions were successful as they were able to get good evaluations of their mental health status and were able to receive the treatment they were missing. From these two interviews, the interventions were effective and successful.

The plan’s projected effectiveness before implementation could have been more skeptical and less likely to be effective. The plan was hard to implement and was not successful. However, after the plan’s implementation, the effectiveness rate improved a lot. Prior to the implementation of the intervention, many community individuals were not seeking mental health services and were not engaged in physical exercise. However, after the implementation of the intervention, many community individuals were seen seeking mental health services, especially the attendance of the therapy sessions held at the community hall. After the therapy sessions, many individuals started seeking mental health services, which was discovered after follow-up was done on the participants. Additionally, the implementation of the interventions saw that many individuals were able to express their feelings about their mental health with a reduction of stress, anxiety, and depression in the community (Simon et al., 2021). Many other individuals were seen to have enrolled in different forms of physical activity routines after implementation of intervention with a significant reduction in diagnosis of hypertension and heart disease-associated complications. Significantly reduced rates of mental health diseases and heart diseases were the significant signs of the success of the intervention implemented.

In conclusion, the intervention was successfully implemented because of the increased positive outcomes in the management of chronic stress and related complications. The aggregate community reported positive outcomes in managing their chronic stress and reported that they were less stressed. This gave them a positive spirit, and they were able to work well, enhancing their work productivity. Chronic stress is hazardous to the mental health of the individuals in the community, and implementing mental health therapy sessions would improve the outcomes of at-risk populations (Simon et al., 2021). Therapy-seeking behavior is challenging for individuals with chronic stress; promoting community education programs that advertise and promote mental health-seeking behaviors would help convince the community about the benefits of mental health services and improve their health-seeking behaviors.

References

Edgerton, N., & Palmer, S. (2022). SPACE: A psychological model for use within cognitive behavioural coaching, therapy and stress management. Coaching Practiced, 1-18. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9781119835714.ch1

Restrepo, J., & Lemos, M. (2021). Addressing psychosocial work-related stress interventions: A systematic review. Work, 70(1), 53-62. https://content.iospress.com/articles/work/wor213577

Simon, N. M., Hofmann, S. G., Rosenfield, D., Hoeppner, S. S., Hoge, E. A., Bui, E., & Khalsa, S. B. S. (2021). Efficacy of yoga vs cognitive behavioral therapy vs stress education for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA psychiatry, 78(1), 13-20. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2769486

Appendix

Interview A

Questions Responses

1. Was the therapy session exclusive? Yes
2. Was the therapy session effective? Yes
3. Has your mental health Improved? Yes
4. Will you continue seeking mental health services? Yes
5. Will you continue with routine physical exercise? Yes

Interview B

1. Did the therapy session help with your chronic stress? Yes
2. Was the therapy session long or short? Long
3. Did the therapy session include all your concerns? Yes
4. Will you continue seeking mental health services? Yes
5. Will you continue with physical exercise? Yes