activities, counting blessings, best possible self, forgiveness and behavioural commitment Kahler 2013 76 Uncontrolled Community self-referral 19 None Adapted from Baseline, after Inferential statistics not calculated. 6 study sample wanting to from PPT, 7 each session, participants ceased smoking and were stop smoking newspaper weeks, plus abstinent at 23 week follow-up. No and with low advert, radio, transdermal 5, substantial mood changes during or after the positive affect TV, facebook, nicotine patch for 8 13, 23 week intervention community weeks follow-ups events Meyer 2012 77 Uncontrolled People with Mental health 16 None adapted from Baseline, Significant increase in wellbeing, savouring study schizophrenia services in the PPT, for 10 beliefs, hope, self-esteem and personal US weeks, plus booster post booster recovery scores, and significant decrease in after 16 symptom severity post-intervention. weeks Results maintained at 16-week follow-up except for self-esteem
activities, counting blessings, best possible self, forgiveness and behavioural commitment Kahler 2013 76 Uncontrolled study Community sample wanting to stop smoking and with low positive affect self-referral from newspaper advert, radio, TV, facebook, community events 19 None Adapted from PPT, 7 weeks, plus transdermal nicotine patch for 8 weeks Baseline, after each session, 5, 13, 23 week follow-ups Inferential statistics not calculated. 6 participants ceased smoking and were abstinent at 23 week follow-up. No substantial mood changes during or after the intervention Meyer 2012 77 Uncontrolled study People with schizophrenia Mental health services in the US 16 None adapted from PPT, for 10 weeks, plus booster after 16 weeks Baseline, post booster Significant increase in wellbeing, savouring beliefs, hope, self-esteem and personal recovery scores, and significant decrease in symptom severity post-intervention. Results maintained at 16-week follow-up except for self-esteem