Problem Management Plus for Entrepreneurs
Well-being, Psychological Capital, Anxiety

About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Well-being focused on measuring Well-being, Entrepreneurs, Conflict affected settings, Psychosocial intervention, Psychological Capital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- All small and medium entrepreneurs, leading SMEs and family businesses in situations of fragility encountered in KP/FATA, Pakistan, who received a cash transfer for rehabilitation of their businesses by Economic Revitalization of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA (ERKF), Pakistan.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Sites / Locations
- Human Development Research Foundation
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
PM+ for entrepreneurs
Control
The intervention arm participants will receive a cash transfer to support them in their businesses PLUS 5 weekly face-to-face group sessions of Problem Management Plus(PM+ for entrepreneurs). Duration of each session is 2 hours. Session 1 orients participants to the intervention with motivational interviewing techniques to improve engagement, provides information about common reactions to adversity, and trains participants in a basic stress management strategy (slow breathing). Session 2 discusses problem solving technique.Sessions 3 and 4 support participants' continued application of problem solving, behavioral activation, and stress management and introduce strategies to strengthen social support networks. In session 5, education about retaining intervention gains and self-care are provided and all learned strategies are reviewed.
The control arm will receive a cash transfer only to support them in their businesses.