This study will assess the efficacy of brief mindfulness practices on improving mental health in adults who are currently in treatment for mental health concerns. From online instructional videos, each participant will learn a thirty-second or three-minute mindfulness practice that is to be performed at least three times daily over two weeks.
Mindfulness meditation and mindfulness-based therapies have been shown to improve many aspects of psychological functioning in individuals with mental health problems. The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy in improving mental health of brief mindfulness practices in adults currently in treatment for mental health concerns. The entire study will be administered online. From online instructional videos, each participant will learn a thirty-second or three-minute mindfulness practice that is to be performed at least three times daily over two weeks. A delayed-treatment control group will begin the intervention after a two-week waiting period.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
42
Duke Office of Clinical Research REDCap Online Data Collection Software
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Change in trait mindfulness as measured by the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (Baer et al. 2006)
Time frame: Baseline, 2 weeks and 4 weeks
Change in perceived stress as measured by the Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen, Kamarck, & Mermelstein, 1983)
Time frame: Baseline, 2 weeks and 4 weeks
Change in anxiety symptoms as measured by the GAD-7, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (Spitzer, Kroenke, Williams, & Löwe, 2006)
Time frame: Baseline, 2 weeks and 4 weeks
Change in mood as measured by the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (Watson, Clark, & Tellegen, 1988)
Time frame: Baseline, 2 weeks and 4 weeks
Change in quality of life as measured by the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (Ware & Sherbourne, 1992)
Time frame: Baseline, 2 weeks and 4 weeks
Change in depression symptoms as measured by the PHQ-8, Patient Health Questionnaire - depression module (Spitzer, Kroenke, & Williams, 1999)
Time frame: Baseline, 2 weeks and 4 weeks
Group difference in intervention's acceptability as measured by qualitative questions
Time frame: 1 week into intervention
Group difference in adherence as measured by frequency of daily brief mindfulness practice use
Time frame: Daily for two weeks of intervention
Group difference in continued brief mindfulness practice use as measured by follow-up question
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Time frame: Follow up (two weeks after intervention)
Change in daily mood measured on a visual analogue scale
Time frame: Daily for two weeks of intervention
Change in daily stress level measured on a visual analogue scale
Time frame: Daily for two weeks of intervention
Change in empathy as measured by the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (Davis, 1980) and four questions adapted from Hawk, Fischer and Van Kleef, (2011)
Time frame: Baseline, 2 weeks and 4 weeks
Change in perspective taking as measured by questions adapted from Hawk, Fischer and Van Kleef, (2011)
Time frame: Baseline, 2 weeks and 4 weeks