Brief Yoga and Mindfulness for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence

Istanbul Aydın University51 enrolled

Overview

This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a brief yoga- and mindfulness-based psychoeducation program and its working mechanisms in improving psychological health parameters (depression, anxiety, and stress) among women who have experienced domestic violence (DV). In a randomized controlled trial, 51 DV-victimized women were assigned to an intervention group (n = 27) or a waitlist control group (n = 24). The intervention was a five-week yoga- and mindfulness-based psychoeducation program. The researchers planned to provide support for the effectiveness of a brief yoga- and mindfulness-based psychoeducation program for improving the psychological health of DV-victimized women. Self-compassion and rumination were hypothesized as working mechanisms underlying the intervention's success.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Domestic Violence

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * The inclusion criteria for this study required participants to be women aged 18 years or older who had experienced domestic violence in the previous 12 months but were no longer in an ongoing domestic violence situation. Additionally, participants needed to have secure access to a smartphone or a laptop / Personal Computer. Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to give consent or missing more than one session of the psychoeducation program were the exclusion criteria. The individuals who met the absence criterion were still able to continue the rest of the sessions; however, their questionnaires were not included.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21

To measure the occurrence of symptoms associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. In this scale, higher scores mean higher depression, anxiety, or stress.

Time frame: 6 weeks

The Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form

To measure self-compassion level. In this scale higher scores mean better/higher self-compassion.

Time frame: 6 weeks

The Brief State Rumination Inventory

To measure rumination level. In this scale higher scores mean higher rumination.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Brief Yoga and Mindfulness for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence

Overview

Conditions

Interventions

Eligibility

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Outcomes

Primary Outcomes