Crafting Smiles®

 Crafting Smiles® collaborated with an independent doctoral researcher to conduct the first preliminary analysis of participant wellbeing data collected during Phase 1 of the project.   

The analysis explored the relationship between participation and participant wellbeing.

 The preliminary analysis found that: 

• Participants generally reported low levels of anxiety and depression at baseline. 
• Among repeat participants, depressive symptoms showed a statistically significant reduction. 
•  Among participants who initially reported symptoms, both depressive and anxiety symptoms showed statistically significant reductions.
  

 While these findings are encouraging, they are preliminary, based on a relatively small sample, and further longitudinal research is recommended.

Independent preliminary analysis by Dr. Mark Chih-Wei Liang, MD.

  MPhil in Health, Medicine and Society, University of Cambridge
MD, University of California, Irvine  

The findings presented in this summary are preliminary and have not yet been peer reviewed.