The purpose of this study is to compare an online 12-module intervention designed to improve emotion regulation and social relations via mindfulness training with a 12-module program that provides information about health behaviors to individuals with fibromyalgia. The mindfulness training program is expected to produce greater day-to-day improvements than the education condition in individuals' efficacy for coping with pain and stress, positive and negative affect, and positive engagement in social relations assessed via online diaries completed each evening during the intervention period.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
94
12 on-line modules provide didactic information and practice instructions re: mindfulness meditation for pain and distress
12 on-line modules that provide information regarding health behaviors, but no information regarding how to put behaviors into practice
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona, United States
Daily Positive affect (10 items rated 1-5, averaged) and negative affect (10 items rated 1-5, averaged)
Trajectory of change in positive affect over the course of the trial is assessed via daily diaries. Positive and negative affect subscales are assessed daily with the Positive (10 items) and Negative (10 items) Affect Schedule (PANAS; Watson, Clark, \& Tellegen, 1988).
Time frame: Daily during 6-week intervention
Daily Pain Coping Efficacy (1 item rated 1-5) and Stress Coping Efficacy (2 item rated 1-5, averaged)
Trajectory of change over the course of the intervention via daily diary reports. Pain and stress coping efficacy (PCE and SCE) are assessed with 2 items each, with items combined to form a mean score for PCE and for SCE (Johnson, Zautra, \& Davis 2006). "The first was "How satisfied are you with how you coped with your symptoms (stress)?" referring to that day, rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1=very dissatisfied to 5=very satisfied. The second item was "If you had this level of pain (stress) again, how certain are you that you would be able to cope well with its negative aspects?" rated on a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1=very uncertain to 5 = very certain.
Time frame: Daily over 6-week intervention
Daily Enjoyment (1 item rated 1-5) and Stressfulness (1 item rated 1-5) of Family Relations
Trajectory of change over the course of the trial via daily diaries. Daily family relations were assessed by two items asking how enjoyable (1 item) and how stressful (1 item) individuals found the time they spent with family on that day, with each item rated on a 4-point scale ranging from 1=not at all to 4 = extremely. These items were drawn from the Inventory of Small Life Events scale (Zautra, Guarnaccia, \& Dohrenwend, 1986)
Time frame: Daily during 6-week intervention
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